Cop26 has proven, once again, to be a disappointment for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). As leaders, politicians and activists convened in Glasgow (UK) for the United Nations Climate Change Conference the initial utopian images of green energy, reduced plastic and a world dedicated to stopping the oncoming crisis morphed into a less promising picture. For those in the know, the inner political cogs had been whirring for some time and not all for the benefit of the climate…

Coal is the most carbon intensive fossil fuel which when burned, directly leads to the production of carbon dioxide and the subsequent warming of the earth. Currently, 37% of the world’s electricity and over 70% of the world’s steel is produced using coal. In order to prevent global warming, there must be a united global effort to reduce our coal consumption.