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09 11 2021 | 14:05

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…

09 11 2021 | 14:02

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 A counter climate summit kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday amid mounting criticism from activists…

09 11 2021 | 13:58

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 Ministers and civil servants took nearly 107,000 domestic flights in Britain in just one…

09 11 2021 | 13:35

Over 300 Parliamentarians From Across the Globe Call for A ‘Green New Deal’ to Advance Urgent Action Beyond COP26

As the UN Climate negotiations enter their critical second week, over 300 politicians from 42 nations in every corner of the world have signed the Declaration for a Green New Deal, and urge global…

09 11 2021 | 13:25

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…

09 11 2021 | 13:23

COP26: Obama tells young people to stay angry on climate fight

Barack Obama has called on young people to "stay angry" in the fight against climate change at the COP26 summit. The former US president urged them to apply political pressure to make a change, but…

09 11 2021 | 13:20

Race to Resilience assesses the potential impact of climate hazards for people worldwide

First tool of its kind to quantify and verify the benefit of climate resilience actions for people and natural ecosystems New analysis finds that half the world’s population may face climate…

09 11 2021 | 13:20

1bn people will suffer extreme heat at just 2C heating, say scientists

Climate crisis is driving up deadly combination of temperature and humidity, says study released at Cop26 A billion people will be affected by extreme heat stress if the climate crisis raises the…

09 11 2021 | 13:19

Hit $100bn target or poor countries face climate disaster, the Gambia tells Cop26

West African nation’s environment minister says richer countries must finally honour funding commitment made at Cop15 in 2009 Rich countries must hit their $100bn climate finance target in the last…

09 11 2021 | 13:18

About 26,000 tonnes of plastic Covid waste pollutes world’s oceans – study

Increased demand for PPE has put pressure on an already out-of-control global problem, report finds Plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic weighing 25,900 tonnes, equivalent to more than 2,000…

09 11 2021 | 13:17

Armed attack on Brazilian Amazon community while delegate at Cop26

Witnesses say tents in forest in disputed area of Pará state set alight and residents beaten A land defender from Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, said armed men attacked a forest community she…

09 11 2021 | 13:10

The dark secrets behind big oil’s climate pledges

Oil companies and the banks that finance them are making empty promises – and getting credit for them too JPMorgan Chase won glowing headlines last year when the global investment bank unveiled a…

09 11 2021 | 13:09

Fashion Industry Steps Up Climate Ambition with Renewed Charter

The fashion industry is raising its collective ambition with updated science-based emission reduction targets under the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.

09 11 2021 | 13:09

Op - Dark things are happening on Europe’s borders. Are they a sign of worse to come?

With a disregard for people’s lives, countries from the UK to Poland are toughening up, as if in preparation for climate displacement.

09 11 2021 | 13:05

UN Awards Ceremony Celebrates Innovative Climate Solutions

This week, eleven game-changing initiatives will be celebrated as winners of the prestigious UN Global Climate Action Awards during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow.

09 11 2021 | 08:30

Cop26: Obama criticises China and Russia for ‘dangerous absence of urgency’ – day eight as it happened

Day eight at the Glasgow summit focuses on loss, adaptation and damage 12h ago18:17 That’s me done for today! Here is the evening summary of today’s events:

08 11 2021 | 15:51

‘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 It may have been his toughest meeting yet. A delegation…

08 11 2021 | 14:29

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 Jeff Bezos has come under fire for flying in a private jet to the Cop26 climate summit, where he pledged $2bn…