The UK is pledging £290m to help poorer countries cope with the impact of climate change, as the COP26 climate change summit enters its second week.
Government ministers from around the world are in…
COP President Alok Sharma urges ministers to consider youth priorities in COP negotiations and national climate action
Young climate leaders join ministers and senior figures in Glasgow
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Developing nations often say they are unfairly targeted by wealthy countries to curb economic growth to protect the planet.
This debate is playing out in India where a forest which is home to…
Foreign minister Simon Kofe hopes the speech will demonstrate the reality for countries on the frontline
Tuvalu’s foreign minister has recorded a speech for the United Nations climate conference in…
A summary of the main developments on the fifth day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow
Several thousand protesters marched into central Glasgow for a youth protest. Children took to the streets…
· Governments, farmers and businesses commit to urgent action to protect our land and make our agriculture and food systems more sustainable for the future
At Cop26 the wealthy countries cast themselves as saviours, yet their efforts are hopelessly inadequate and will prolong the injustice
The story of the past 500 years can be crudely summarised…
It’s no use telling developing nations to decarbonise. The west must accept it bears the bulk of the blame for the climate crisis
Acouple of hundred years ago Britain was not a lot different from…
‘Gas is the new coal’, says Climate Analytics report that finds it the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions
The escalating rollout of gas for heating, electricity and cooking is…
A video of Greta Thunberg leaving a meeting on improving the integrity of the voluntary carbon market has appeared from Cop26. As the climate activist leaves, Thunburg tells those in attendance to '…
Australia accused of going backward as Cop26 pledge backed by five of world’s biggest coal power users
The Australian government will not join more than 40 countries committing to phase out coal…
Environment minister of country home to world’s third-biggest rainforest says deforestation pledge must not halt development
Indonesia has questioned the terms of a Cop26 deal to end deforestation…
Small Modular Reactors have been called the future of nuclear
The irony of nuclear power is that despite it being one of the safest forms of energy available, its use has declined over the years in…
Substantial increases in startup activity and a massive inflow of capital has seen the Egyptian startup ecosystem establish itself as one of Africa’s “big four” within a relatively short period of…
Tax reductions and subsidies to natural gas generate a wrong signal to the energy market, write Vlasios Oikonomou and Haris Doukas. A change of policy is needed before the phenomenon of energy…
As world leaders and decision-makers join forces at COP26 to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, new research, again, highlights the value of satellite data in understanding…
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…
In this Decade of Action, the Wind and Solar industries call on Governments to work with them to accelerate the deployment of renewables across the globe.
President of China, world’s worst emissions source, calls for more support for developing countries.
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called on developed countries to “provide support to help…