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China's Comprehensive roadmap for tackling climate change

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  China recently released a white paper entitled  "White Paper on Responding to Climate Change: China's Policies and Actions," the document was released by the State Council Information Office. The White Paper outlines China's efforts to tackle climate change. With the help of this document, China's successful experience and vision can be shared with the international community. The White Paper consists of four sections in addition to the preface and summary.  These include China's new response to climate change, the implementation of China's national strategy to actively tackle climate change, significant changes in China's response to climate change, and a fair outcome based on common interests. And the building of a sound global climate governance system. The White Paper states that climate change is a common challenge for all mankind. China attaches great importance to tackling climate change. As the world's largest developing country, China ha...

The functional failure to find environmental solutions in 2021 is an opportunity to start 2022 more intelligently and practically -by-Naseem Sheikh

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We are beginning a new year, and the silence in countries all over the world by concerned authorities is still deafening. Will there ever be a debate about what should be done to deal with climate change?    The COP26 case has failed to deliver on the arrangements we desperately need. The gathering has been a motorcade of inaction, fraudulent arrangements, and green washing by wealthy legislators and companies, all of which are the culmination of a victory. At every level, this COP was a tumultuous ruin. Organizing companies and even government states saw the COP as a green washing PR opportunity, while the nations hailed the dangerously fraudulent Net Zero Focus as a victory. The UK government, while governing COP 26, was so worse that it hindered the contribution of representatives from nearly eight regions that are generally impacted by environmental change. Instead, they focused on the north of 500 petroleum product lobbyists. The UK Government’s need was to veil its ...

COP26 Backdoor, day 9

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  Program, November 9    Watch all broadcasts live   or on-demand  on  wedonthavetime.org/cop26,  by clicking on the program items of your choice.  All broadcast times set in GMT.  Find your local time zone .     08:00-09:00 — Arctic Science Breakfast This event starts participants’ day with a breakfast and an informative set of speakers exploring Arctic climate science and the international collaboration driving it, highlighting the outcomes of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report (AR6).   Moderator: Saara Olsen , PhD, Limnologist and Climate Change Adaptation expert, City of Espoo Speaker: Dr  Helen Adams , Head of Science Engagement for COP26 Keynote David N. Thomas, Professor of Arctic Ecosystems Research at the University of Helsinki Panelists: Dr  Raisa Mäkipää , Research Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland Dr  Pekka Niittynen , BioGeoClimate Modelling Lab, Department of Geosciences and Geography, ...