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Tag: COP26

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

COP27 – A bit like Groundhog Day

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Do you remember the movie Groundhog Day released in 1993, where a weatherman is sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting “rat” (as he calls it) and finds himself in a time loop until he gets it right? Somehow the annual COP-shindigs remind me of exactly this situation: At each conference lots of […]

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November 9, 2021November 7, 2021

COP26 by private jet

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Of course, I wouldn’t expect heads of state to fly economy class to Glasgow to attend the COP26. Of course the billionaires and titans of industry attending the gathering have such busy schedules that only a flight by private jet at the timing of their convenience could guarantee the best use of their very precious […]

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November 4, 2021November 4, 2021

The COP26 President’s travels

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Unless you follow British politics or are involved in the climate change movement you probably won’t have heard of Alok Sharma, Britain’s climate minister. And in his official role as President for COP 26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, he has made a major contribution – for the worse – to climate change […]

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