Climate Action Network

Damage from increasingly extreme weather events is falling especially hard on developing countries, even though they have done the least to contribute to climate change. At the upcoming UN climate talks, rich nations must begin to compensate them for their mounting losses, writes Bill McKibben.

The COP26 climate talks are teetering on uncertainty, with over 1,500 environmental groups calling for their postponement due to the pandemic, a decision endorsed by many Canadian groups.

A coalition of environmental groups called on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, for this year’s climate summit to be postponed, arguing that too little has been done to ensure the safety of participants amid the continuing threat from COVID-19.

The wealthiest countries in the world — including Canada — are lagging instead of leading in the fight against global warming, a new report says.