24th November 2023
Two years on from the UN Climate conference being hosted in Glasgow, the environmental and policy challenges facing the city remain pertinent. Two years since COP26. Two years since Prince Charles turned up at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Joe Biden was chauffeur driven past halls of residence to a VIP-dinner, and John Kerry was spotted ...
20th November 2022
A year on from the COP26 climate conference here in Glasgow, what have we learned? Glancing at the news the other day, I was surprised to discover that COP27 was taking place in Egypt this month. I presume I’m not alone in having almost forgotten the seemingly momentous climate summit that took place in Glasgow ...
18th January 2022
Episode 3: Has it all been worth it? Multimedia Editor, Fraser McFarlane, is joined by Editor-in-Chief, Lucy Dunn, who’s been inside the COP26 Blue Zone. They discuss whether a meaningful deal that keeps us within reach of 1.5 degrees is still possible and whether COP has been worth it for Glasgow. Click here to listen....
18th January 2022
Episode 2: Deals, Disruption & Plenty of Protest. Multimedia Editor Fraser McFarlane takes you through all the action taking place throughout Glasgow during COP26, including deals struck by world leaders and the protests taking place across the city. Joined by News Editor, Kimberley Mannion, and Science & Tech Editor, Matt Laing. Click here to listen....
18th January 2022
Episode 1: COP26 arrives in Glasgow. The COP26 Climate Summit has finally arrived in Glasgow along with 30,000 delegates and 120 world leaders. News Editor, Kimberley Mannion, and Science & Tech Editor, Matt Laing, join Fraser McFarlane to discuss the summit’s goals, what to expect and what it means for the host city of Glasgow. ...
24th December 2021
Jeevan Farthing reflects back on Cullen’s satirical protest piece, which criticized the greenwashing of Shell in the form of a “Hell Bus” during COP26. *This artwork was installed during COP26 and ran until 13 November* Parked incongruously at the back end of The Glasgow School of Art is the Hell Bus. It is the creation ...
12th December 2021
Wednesday 10 November There were a few events I’d been keen to attend on Wednesday, but I was also conscious that the end of the second week was fast approaching and I’d not ventured too much further out from the press hub or the plenaries. I decided to wander from the media centre – after ...
12th December 2021
A compelling account of the disabled experience of attending classes during COP26. COP26 was, in many ways, the best and worst thing for me as a disabled person. An event where global leaders and the world’s biggest thinkers come together to come up with the perfect solution to fix a disastrous climate problem? You would ...
12th December 2021
Four simple ways that everyone can and should live in order to stop the destruction of the planet. As thousands of politicians and climate activists gather in Glasgow this month to debate the future of our planet, UofG students may feel a hopeless sense of climate despair. To lift our spirits, The Glasgow Guardian has ...
4th December 2021
Tuesday 9 November The pressure was ramping up by this point. It was Tuesday of the second week, and this time, on approaching the conference entrance, there were masses of protestors by the gates waving colourful banners happily in front of police officers. A bright yellow banner proclaiming “Indigenous Land Rights = Climate Justice” was ...
