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COP 27, COP 19, COP 15…what is a “COP” and why are they important?

29th November 202215th February 2023 By chx0ut4DMin Comment Closed

COP 27, COP 19, COP 15...what is a "COP" and why are they important? We have just seen COP27 all over the news, COP 19 ended last week and COP15 is due to take place in December but what is a “COP”? COP standards for Conference of the Parties, which is the governing body of an international convention, for example, climate change. COP is a global conference where world leaders, heads of state, scientists and non-government organisations meet to discuss, review and put the rules of the convention into place. COP 27 COP27 took place from 6 to 20 November in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. It was the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference to discuss the action needed to tackle climate change. Prior to the start of the conference, there was controversy when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he was unable to attend and only 24 out of 193 countries has submitted their plans to the UN prior to the start of the...

Dogs are our oldest friends

3rd November 202029th November 2022 By chx0ut4DMin Comment Closed

Dogs are not only humans' best friend, but also the oldest, a study has revealed. A DNA analysis has shown that dog domestication can be traced back to the end of the last Ice Age, more than 11,000 years ago. This shows dogs were domesticated before any other known species. According to the research - which sequenced 27 ancient dog genomes - all dogs derive from a single extinct wolf population. Cats, on the other hand, became our pets some 6,000 years ago when humans settled in a farm. You can read the full study here....