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The goal is to shift public sentiment from fear to hope and eventually scale the model to other locations, such as Germany.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Green Economy Coalition and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance identify a lack of a public narrative to guide the transition out of interconnected inequality and environmental crises, noting that current discourse is often dominated by NGOs, researchers, and scientists whose language can feel \"abstract or irrelevant\" and focuses heavily on \"crisis and failures of the current system\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative aims to engage professional communicators from the commercial, cultural, and media sectors—including advertising, public relations, filmmaking, and journalism—to make a sustainable economy feel \"real, relevant and desirable to the average citizen\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will be piloted in the UK due to several factors: the presence of staff and networks in London and Scotland, the influence of youth climate strikes, the existence of climate emergency declarations, and the specific potential for change in Scotland via the Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) initiative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project's intended outcomes range from the short-term creation of a \"network of the willing\" among high-profile communicators to the long-term goal of increasing belief in the UK that economic system change is possible to prioritize \"human and environmental wellbeing\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organizers argue that urgent economic reengineering is required within approximately a decade to prevent \"run-away climate change\", and they seek to shift the public emotional response from \"furious to curious, from fearful to hopeful\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000130#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change communication","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Germany","Scotland","London","Glasgow","Edinburgh"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["strategic planning","call for proposals"]},{"id":"glowit-000042","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glowit-000042","title":"Our verdict on COP26: A compromise with catastrophe","publisher":{"name":"Global Witness","organization":"global-witness"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/our-verdict-on-cop26-a-compromise-with-catastrophe/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Global Witness critiques COP26 as a failure that lacked urgency and accountability, noting that the summit allowed fossil fuel lobbyists significant access while excluding many affected communities. The organization highlights the inadequacy of voluntary pledges on deforestation and the failure to secure comprehensive agreements on phasing out oil, gas, and fossil fuel subsidies, concluding that the commitments made are insufficient to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"COP26 is characterized as a failure because it offered commitments with delivery dates decades in the future and lacked clear accountability or milestones, failing to reflect the urgency of an ongoing climate emergency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There was a significant disparity in access at the summit; while over 500 fossil fuel lobbyists were welcomed as delegates with access to negotiating rooms, many Indigenous voices, youth activists, and defenders were excluded due to costs, travel restrictions, and vaccine inequity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Progress on fossil fuels was insufficient, with coal agreements excluding many reliant countries and no substantive action taken on oil and gas, whose emissions exceed those of coal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The pledge by over 100 world leaders to end deforestation by 2030 is viewed as unreliable because it is entirely voluntary and lacks accountability mechanisms, mirroring a failed 2014 promise.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The overall commitments from COP26 are insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000042#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel subsidy","deforestation","methane","coal","petroleum industry","climate finance","climate justice","indigenous rights","1.5 degree Celsius climate target"],"geography_discussed":["Glasgow"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","critique"]},{"id":"isdglo-000149","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000149","title":"DENY, DECEIVE, DELAY","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summative-Report-COP26.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a shift from outright climate denial to 'discourses of delay'—narratives that accept climate change but justify inaction. During COP26, four primary delayist narratives trended: 'Hypocrisy and Elitism', 'Absolutionism', 'Unreliability of Renewables', and 'Ineffective Electric Vehicles'. The authors argue that a small group of 'repeat offender' influencers and right-wing media outlets drive the majority of this content, often leveraging algorithmic amplification on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. 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Travel by land and sea","publisher":{"name":"Scientists for Global Responsibility","organization":"scientists-for-global-responsibility"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.sgr.org.uk/living-targets/2-travel-land-and-sea","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines a low-carbon travel target for UK residents, recommending zero car ownership and specific distance limits for trains, buses, and shared car use to achieve an annual emission level of 0.7 tCO2e per person.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000026#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"To meet the target of 0.7 tCO2e per capita per year in the UK, the suggested travel package includes up to 5,000 km of long-distance train travel, 5,000 km of bus and short-distance train travel, and up to 950 km of shared car travel (such as taxis or car clubs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000026#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Car ownership is generally excluded from the target due to the high carbon footprint associated with vehicle manufacturing. For example, the annualised emissions for manufacturing a medium battery electric car over a 14-year lifespan are 0.79 tCO2e/y, which alone equals the total annual target for all land and sea travel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000026#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The target recommends zero travel on cruise ships and minimal travel on high-emissions vehicles such as helicopters, steam trains, and speed boats. Ferry travel with a car is also excluded because a car's weight leads to approximately 20 times the fuel consumption of a foot passenger.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000026#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The emissions calculations for rail travel are based on UK government conversion factors and lifecycle data, estimating 50 g/passenger-km for intercity trains and an average of 40 g/passenger-km for buses and short-distance trains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sgr-000026#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon footprint","electric vehicle","rail transport","active mobility"],"geography_discussed":["London","Glasgow"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["guideline","emission calculation"]},{"id":"wmbco-000242","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wmbco-000242","title":"COP26 ASKS FROM BUSINESS","publisher":{"name":"We Mean Business Coalition","organization":"we-mean-business-coalition"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/COP26_Asks_Oct.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The We Mean Business Coalition calls on COP26 governments to commit to a 1.5°C trajectory, finalize robust Article 6 market rules, and ensure the delivery of $100 billion in climate finance for developing countries. 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