When it comes to ecological and climate-change issues, pressure is intensifying for solutions. Bangkok Post recalls five significant events which grabbed headlines this year.
COP26
1 Apart from the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the biggest issues of 2021 was the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which took place from Oct 31 to Nov 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. World leaders gathered to negotiate new climate actions and update each country’s pledges to mitigate global warming.
The conference came at a crucial period for the international community to pursue a net-zero carbon emissions…