Op - Pacific islanders aren’t just victims – we know how to fight the climate crisis
We are resilient in the face of worsening floods and drought, but refuse to accept more failures from world leaders
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Op - We are in Glasgow to demand justice for those most affected by the climate crisis
The Rainbow Warrior has brought us to Cop26 to speak up for the sidelined citizens of the global south. We can’t be ignored
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Op- Whether we’re 5-2 or 5-3 down it’s all about the optics at Cop26
Bertie Booster wanted to share his excitement as the world of the rich and powerful played out in public.
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Jeff Bezos facing backlash for flying to Cop26 in private jet to lecture people on climate crisis
The Amazon founder announced a $2bn pledge to fight climate crisis in speech at summit
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Boris Johnson will travel home from Cop26 by private plane
PM to fly from Glasgow to London in plane run partly on sustainable fuel rather than taking 4.5-hour train Boris Johnson is flying back from the Cop26 climate conference on a private plane rather than the train after spending two days warning world leaders to reduce their emissions.
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Op - Jet-lag, climate villains and coffee: the seven stages of every Cop
Whatever the outcome of the UN’s latest high-stakes crapshoot, a lengthy and arcane process must be followed first
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Outrage as 400 VIP jets converge on Glasgow for global warming summit
There is outrage after Jeff Bezos’ $86 million Gulf Stream jet was among the hundreds of VIP jets flying into Scottish environmental summit COP26.
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What happened at Cop26 – DAY TWO at a glance
Summary of the main developments on the second day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow
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Global pollution price could cut greenhouse gases by 12%, says report
World Economic Forum says taxing carbon emitters would cost less than economic fallout from climate crisis.
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Europe’s record summer ‘impossible’ without global heating
Cop26 countries must take action to stop record heat becoming an annual event, say experts
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World’s biggest banks to play a role in limiting greenhouse gas emissions
Pledge by over 450 financial institutions in 45 countries billed as one of the successes of Cop26 summit
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Banks ‘being let off hook by weak climate regulation’
Exclusive: campaigners say lack of penalties for dirty assets from Bank of England gives industry little incentive to change.
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Biden unveils pledge to slash global methane emissions by 30%
US-led alliance includes 90 countries but China, India and Russia have not joined the methane pact
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‘I wouldn’t wish it upon any parent’: living on the frontline of global heating
From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many.
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‘You can shove your climate crisis up your arse’: Greta Thunberg sings at Cop26 – video
Climate activist Greta Thunberg had some choice words for the world leaders inside the Cop26 conference in Glasgow.
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Toyota announces the bZ4X: the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric vehicle
New vehicle a change for Toyota, which has to date relied heavily on hybrid technology. Toyota has released details about its first mass-produced electric vehicle in a significant step for the world’s second-biggest carmaker.
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‘Like a scene from Arachnophobia’: large Joro spiders invade northern Georgia
Yellow, blue and red spiders, native to east Asia, thriving in warm weather and sending experts scrambling Northern Georgia has found itself besieged by millions of large yellow, blue and red spiders, in scenes residents say bring to mind the movie Arachnophobia.
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Australia considering more than 100 fossil fuel projects that could produce 5% of global industrial emissions
The coal and gas works, if approved, would result in a nearly 30% increase in emissions within Australia.
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COP26: Bezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend $2bn (£1.5bn) restoring landscapes and transforming food systems. He told the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that he had grasped nature's fragility when he travelled into space.
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Corby: Zero carbon timber eco-home showcased at COP26
A timber-built eco-house which is both energy and carbon efficient from the day building starts is being showcased at the COP26 summit. The project is championed by modern homes specialists SNRG and energy efficiency company, Electric Corby.
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