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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development and Delphi Economic Forum are organizing the Blue Economy Forum II, an event that aims to explore the crossroads of the EU Blue Green Deal and the UN…
There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows.
Campaigners led by Global Witness assessed the…
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…
The fashion industry is raising its collective ambition with updated science-based emission reduction targets under the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.
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.
Day eight at the Glasgow summit focuses on loss, adaptation and damage
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That’s me done for today!
Here is the evening summary of today’s events:
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…
Analysis: the ‘significant outcomes’ came thick and fast but there are question marks about credibility
Long before delegates gathered in Glasgow, the scene for Cop26 was set by the starkest warning…
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…
Critics say pledge to end use of dirtiest fuel source in 2030s and 40s does not go far enough
More than 40 countries have agreed to phase out their use of coal-fired power, the dirtiest fuel source…
People on almost every continent gathered for marches and rallies on Saturday to mark a Global Day for Climate Justice, halfway through the Glasgow climate change summit. Activists in the Philippines…
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