Professor Tahseen Jafry, Director of Glasgow Caledonian University’s Centre for Climate Justice, gives her verdict on the outocmes from COP26: I think there was a lot of hope, ambition and positivity…
The impacts of climate change on gender-based violence and mental health are two of the most prolific and least understood areas of study, according to the Centre for Climate Justice.…
Read More Research into mental health and climate change needed now to avert crisis
The role of gender in climate action, as well as equitable representation at COP26, was a consistent theme throughout the conference – even if the COP26 programme did not reflect…
Read More Gender at COP26 and the ongoing call for Gender Justice
What roles do the youth and the public have in the fight against climate change? This question was a running theme through COP26 as young activists continued to demand their…
Read More What roles do the youth and the public have in the fight against climate change?
Just transition was a key theme for discussions and negotiations on Day 4 of COP26, which focused on Energy. Our team at the Centre for Climate Justice reflected on how…
Read More COP26: Commitments to achieve sustainable energy for all – but is it too little too late?
Climate finance has been a major theme of the climate deliberations. As one of the key outcomes of the 2015 Paris Agreement, world leaders pledged to mobilise US$100 billion per…
Read More COP26: Climate Finance for all? Centre staff reflect on the role of climate finance
As official observers, staff from GCU’s Centre for Climate Justice attended the formal opening and sessions of COP26 and listened to world leaders outlining their vision for climate action. Our…
Read More COP26: First impressions by Centre staff of the World Leaders Summit