COP26 'had carbon footprint TWICE as big
as last conference': Preliminary report
finds 102,500 tonnes of CO2 was pumped
into atmosphere due to Glasgow summit...
compared to 51,101 from Madrid in 2019
Posted By: Ribicon, 11/11/2021 11:05:03 PM
Cop26 is expected to have a carbon footprint twice as large as the last conference on climate change, making it the most carbon-intensive summit of its kind. A preliminary report for the UK Government by consultants Arup states 102,500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) is due to be released by the summit in Glasgow. This comes in comparison to 51,101 tCO2e from Cop25 in Madrid in 2019. Around 60 per cent is produced by international flights taken by world leaders and business magnates including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, said The Scotsman newspaper. His £48million Gulf Stream led a 400-strong parade of private jets into Cop26 a fortnight ago
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