#cop26 summit

COP26 Summit Underway

About 120 global leaders are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 conference, in what many are calling a last ditch effort by world leaders to combat the climate crisis. World leaders will be giving speeches and engaging in talks on how to mitigate the effects of climate change. The conference will last until November 12. 

Conference topics will address rising sea levels, slashing greenhouse gas emissions, and transitioning to sustainable economies. Many leaders have already expressed low expectations and disappointment with the conference, asserting no major climate agreement will be reached because many countries have not yet committed to adequate environmental goals. The map depicts global CO2 emissions per capita.

Further Reading:  The New York Times,Reuters,NBC News,ABC News, American Geographical Society.

Graphic Source:Phys.org.

saddayfordemocracy:

Tré Seals, “Save Your Breath,”

Part of a climate-related project in the run-up to COP26′s “Do the Green Thing’s The Colour of the Climate Crisis”. 

Taking place at Glasgow’s Pipe Factory but existing as a permanent digital space, the exhibition brings together the work of 24 black creatives and creatives of colour. 

The work explores climate injustice – the idea that black people, indigenous people and people of colour are most affected by the climate crisis (and sometimes least responsible for it). 

Data visualisation artist Mona Chalabi, Pentagram partner Eddie Opara, and type designer Tré Seals have all contributed. 

You can view the projects at the exhibition website.

The Colour of the Climate Crisis is a project by Do The Green Thing, an environmental social initiative that uses creativity to combat the climate crisis. Come say hi.