The COP26 summit has passed its scheduled finishing time, as negotiations on a deal to avert the worst impacts of climate change continue into Saturday.
Civil society applauds the creation of BOGA and asks countries: Where is your plan to stop producing the fossil fuels that are driving the climate crisis?
A doctor in the south of the country says people are eating cactus leaves and ashes as the rains become more erratic
There’s nothing to harvest any more, nothing that can be taken from the land,…
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is entering its final day, amid growing fears that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is unlikely to be met.
UN Secretary General António Guterres…
Official projectionists hit back with animations and ‘go away’ after activists beam climate slogans
A “projection fight” broke out at the Cop26 venue in Glasgow, which resulted in official…
Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases.
Last summer, New York City endured three heat waves and many days when…
ohn Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate, predicted the world’s biggest economy will stop burning coal by the end of the decade.
“By 2030 in the United States, we won’t have coal,” Kerry said…
Figueres, Tubiana and Fabius warn that leaders must improve plans next year if world is to stay within crucial 1.5C limit
World leaders will have to return to the negotiating table next year with…
Climate Action Tracker data shows world still heading for catastrophe – but outlook could improve
New Cop26 pledges announced on methane, coal, transport and deforestation could nudge the world 9%…
The London mayor and chair of a global alliance of cities announces $1bn for electric buses
Global cities are acting now to fight the climate crisis, while many governments are delaying, the London…
Climate experts say their message is getting through but more urgent work is needed
Scientists attending Cop26 have sent a clear warning to policymakers: get a move on, because every moment of delay…
World leaders, big business and international delegations have converged on the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow promising to tackle global heating.
But outside the closed negotiation doors,…
List of announcements: Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day, 11 November
The UK today pledged £27.5m of new funding for the new Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP) to support cities…
But ‘landmark agreement’ signed by 24 countries also notable for absences of major manufacturers
Twenty-four countries and a group of leading car manufacturers have committed to ending the era of…