NHS board named in Glasgow hospital corporate homicide probe
It follows the deaths of four patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow. Source link
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Covid restrictions will finally be lifted for IVF couples in Glasgow
Women attending an NHS fertility clinic have not been allowed to take partners to appointments. Source link
Explain PM Modi’s surprise ‘Net Zero’ announcement at Glasgow: Opposition in Lok Sabha
Opposition members on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did a “volte-face” by setting a ‘Net Zero’ target of 2070 at the climate summit in Glasgow and questioned the rationale behind it. “Even a week before the COP 26, the government of India did not show any inclination to announce Net Zero target. Actually, … Read more
Half-Hearted Financing Efforts at COP 26 Climate Conference
Delegates talk during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 13, 2021.(Photo source: Reuters) By Dr Anwar Sadat, The issue of finance, especially adaptation finance has kept the negotiators at the recently concluded COP 26 climate change conference at Glasgow quite busy. Scaling up of finance is badly needed to accelerate … Read more
‘Utter betrayal’: civil society groups furious at Cop26 outcome – live updates
Agreement arrived at on Saturday night made progress in some important areas but poor countries say it is not nearly enough. Follow reaction here ‘Pressure for change is building’: reactions to the Glasgow climate pact Analysis: the goal of 1.5C of climate heating is alive, but only just ‘Still on the road to hell’: what … Read more
Cop26 agreement passes after India waters down coal resolution – live updates
Many countries say that although they disagree with elements of the text, they are willing to support it Third draft of Cop26 text retains key goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C Australia accused of ‘hiding’ while opposing deal needed to limit catastrophic climate breakdown What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete … Read more
Cold cash issues cause problems in global warming talks
UN talks to curb global warming ran into last-minute problems Saturday because of cold hard cash. Negotiators in Glasgow, Scotland, held last-minute huddles and pored over fresh proposals for sealing a deal that they hoped could be credibly said to advance worldwide efforts to tackle global warming. But funding issues – specifically, compensation for climate … Read more
Cop26: Barack Obama says islands are the canary in the coal mine – day eight live
Day eight at the Glasgow summit focuses on loss, adaptation and damage Cop26: what’s still to be resolved in the week ahead Cop26 week one in review Cop26 legitimacy questioned as groups excluded from crucial talks The fossil fuel industry has hundreds of people accredited to the key climate talks in Glasgow – giving the … Read more
Cop26 live: world ‘heading for 1.9C of heating’, climate model projects
12.55pm GMT12:55 Rayner brings up the subject of cuts to development aid, which are hampering the climate efforts of poor countries. The government has received a lot of criticism for these cuts, and representatives from developing nations have said the UK is setting a bad example to other countries as Cop26 presidents and hosts of … Read more
Joe Biden apologizes for Trump’s actions on climate
President Joe Biden offered a public apology to a U.N. climate conference over his predecessor Donald Trump‘s move to pull the U.S. from the Paris accord. Biden was speaking in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday where world leaders were gathering to discuss implementing the agreement to contain global warming by mid-century. He said: “I shouldn’t apologize, … Read more