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Cop26 legitimacy questioned as groups excluded from crucial talks

Communities and groups say being shut out of key negotiations will have dire consequences for millions

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Op - Australia’s commitment to coal is putting my country of Kiribati in danger

Constant change in the climate policies of Australia and New Zealand has been a huge disappointment to Pacific island nations.

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Nearly 300 flights within UK taken by government staff … every day

Green campaigners are aghast as report shows increases in many departments despite a drive to cut emissions

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Op - It’s time to shift from the ‘war on terror’ to a war on climate change

Climate-related disasters have killed more Americans from flooding and wildfires than the 2,996 people who died in the 9/11 attacks. Let’s treat the climate crisis with equal seriousness

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Climate: Making the BBC’s Life at 50C season

As the planet heats up, the number of days where the temperature reaches 50C has doubled since the 1980s, global BBC analysis has found.

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COP26: Emissions of rich put climate goals at risk - study

The carbon footprint of the world's richest 1% is on track to be 30 times higher than what's needed to limit global warming to 1.5C, a study says. But emissions of the poorest 50% will continue to be below climate goals.

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COP26: How the world is reacting to the climate summit

It's the end of week one at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, and world leaders have already made some big commitments. More than 40 countries have promised to phase out coal by 2050, and another 100 leaders have pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.

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COP26: Time to sober up

So how much progress has really been made in the opening days of COP26 and what are the main challenges that lie ahead? To paraphrase COP26 president Alok Sharma, this is the moment when the rubber is finally meeting the road.

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Counter climate summit kicks off as activists lament Cop26 inaction

Coalition aims to give voice to ideas and solutions it believes are largely absent from the Cop talks

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The statement shirts making climate data fashionable at Cop26

With stripes showing temperature rise in the polar regions, the shirts are designed to start conversations about global heating

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Class action: children around the world get a lesson in peanut butter and turtles

A livestreamed session at Cop26 sets out to educate and inspire tomorrow’s leaders, from Ukraine to Peru

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Madagascar paying price for cheap European flights, says climate minister

Politician says droughts and climate-induced famine in the country are a result of the behaviours of rich nations.

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Cop26 week one: the impression of progress – but not nearly enough

Analysis: the ‘significant outcomes’ came thick and fast but there are question marks about credibility

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How the climate crisis is forcing Americans to relocate – video

In the last few years, hurricanes and flooding have devastated parts of the American south. Smoke-billowing wildfires have torn through millions of acres of the west coast. In the south-west, people are suffering through record droughts. Sections of the US are becoming increasingly inhospitable.

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The hidden climate costs of America’s free parking spaces

Street parking takes up space and incentivizes driving. New curb management companies are trying to help cities better use this space

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‘They’re killing our children’: mothers from around the world demand action on fossil fuels

Representatives of almost 500 parent groups tell Alok Sharma their children’s health depends on an end to funding for fossil fuel industries

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Paris Cop president warns projected 1.8C heating limit is only hypothesis

Laurent Fabius says countries must be open and accountable about how they will deliver pledges in full

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COP 26: What Alaska’s shrinking island means for all of us

The village of Shishmaref, in Northern Alaska, may have to be relocated due to rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and rapid coastal erosion. Denis, who has lived here for 20 years, says he hopes the rest of the world takes notice before other communities are lost to the water.

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COP26: Why we marched in Glasgow

Tens of thousands of people have braved the wet and windy conditions in Glasgow to take part in the biggest mass protest of the COP26 summit. A huge column of activists made its way from Kelvingrove Park to the city centre, and on to a rally on Glasgow Green.

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‘The whole place feels wrong’: voices from across America on what the climate crisis stole

In the six years since the Paris agreement, the climate crisis has rapidly accelerated. From catastrophes to slow transformations of familiar landscapes, lives everywhere have been upended

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