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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: Covid-19 didn’t slow greenhouse emissions; Tesla valued at $1 trillion; a chat with the founders of Lohum Cleantech
Description: Greenhouse emissions continue to rise at an alarming rate, hitting new records. The economic slowdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t slow them down, the World Meteorological Organisation warned on Monday as ministers from countries around the world prepare to meet in Scotland for the COP26 climate talks. COP26 is the next annual UN climate change conference.
COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties.' The summit will be attended by the countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—a treaty that came into force in 1994.
“Greenhouse gas levels are at n...