The plans, while short on specifics, represent a notable step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from hospitals and the health care industry, a sizable emitter globally.
Tag: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
COP26 Protesters Back an Array of Causes, Connected by Climate Change
Thousands gathered in the rain in Glasgow to press the case for more urgent and meaningful action by world leaders in response to global warming.
John Kerry Lauds Progress at COP26 but Warns, ‘Job Not Done.’
Mr. Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, acknowledged that many of the promises being put forward in Glasgow were only that — promises.
Greta Thunberg Assails Leaders Outside COP26 Climate Summit
“The governments of the global north countries are still refusing to take any drastic climate action,” she told protesters in Glasgow.
Mothers Demand Action on Air Pollution at COP26
A letter to world leaders gathered at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow was signed by nearly 500 parent groups from 44 countries.
At COP26, Youth Want Action, Accountability as Protesters Rally
For many, the climate conference has inspired mixed emotions: concern that their voices were not really being listened to, but also hope that their presence would help drive change.
A White House aide who traveled abroad with Biden tests positive.
President Biden was not in close contact with the aide, who remains quarantined in Scotland and has not shown symptoms of Covid-19.
Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles tests positive for the virus.
Mr. Garcetti’s office said the mayor, who is in Scotland for a conference on climate change, was feeling good and had been fully vaccinated.
18 Countries to Phase Out Coal, According to Leaked Document
The countries, banks and other organizations that make up a new coalition will commit to ending all investment in new coal power generation domestically and internationally.