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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chats with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before the opening ceremony of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Government House)

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…

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