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Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:30 AM

China, the world's biggest source of greenhouse gases, said it would slash emissions to "net zero" by 2060, but critics highlight coal power capacity is still increasing and many state-owned enterprises lack targets

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 06:02 AM

The goal will be delivered in large part through a key budget bill that would unleash $555 billion in climate spending but awaits a vote in Congress after months of fraught domestic negotiations

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 09:58 AM

As U.N. climate change talks kick off amid wild weather and transport challenges, delegates are reminded of "the trust invested in you by billions"

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:38 PM

Statement says only that national plans to curb emissions will have to be strengthened "if necessary", and makes no reference to 2050 as deadline to achieve net zero emissions

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:56 PM

Even with temperature rise of 1.1C, many vulnerable countries, like mine, are already trying to cope with climate change impacts - and we need the money to adapt

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:34 PM

Negotiations will boil down to questions of fairness and trust between rich countries whose emissions caused climate change, and poor nations being asked to de-carbonise their economies with insufficient financial support

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:34 AM

As countries push to slash emissions, some African nations find themselve without cash for a green energy switch - and looking to fossil fuels to boost energy access

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:01 AM

A slew of national announcements just before the COP26 summit kicks off in Scotland has done little to advance efforts to meet global warming limits, analysts say

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 08:59 AM

As worsening extreme weather ruins harvests, some winemakers are switching to growing nuts - and the government is firing anti-hail rockets

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:32 PM

As global warming bites, vulnerable communities are being pushed from their homes by disasters and longer-term pressures, and desperately require financial help