Climate change extremes spur U.N. plan to fund weather forecasting
Over the next decade, organizers at the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) plan to boost weather monitoring in 75 small island nations and least-developed countries that have done little to cause the climate crisis
With no tickets to COP26 talks, climate activists take to Glasgow streets
Unable to get passes or tickets to enter the main COP26 venues, Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion protesters are raising their voices in other ways
China targets 1.8% cut in average coal use at power plants by 2025
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power generation and heating sectors account for more than 40% of total CO2 emissions in China
Indonesia could phase out coal by 2040 with financial help, finmin says
The world's biggest coal exporter says a target to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040 is conditional on getting financial help from multilateral institutions, the private sector and developed countries
China's U.N. ambassador slams 'empty slogans' at COP26
Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending the COP26 talks in person, and has delivered only a written statement to the heads of state session
Pledge to protect oceans to fight climate change is 'weak' - NGO
The pledge makes no mention of ending massive annual government subsidies that prop up activities such as industrial fishing, a major driver of over-exploitation of the seas
IMF head says faster emissions cuts can curb 'dramatic' adaptation needs
"If we don't take charge of our own destiny in this decade, it doesn't matter how beautiful our plans for 2050 are," says Kristalina Georgieva
Nearly all development banks committed to cutting coal investment, data shows
If institutions live up to commitments, it will be easier for developing countries to find official finance for renewable energy and coal power phase-out than for building new coal-fired power plants
Bangladeshi veteran of UN climate talks fears COP26 will fail the world's poorest
Slow action to cut emissions and deliver finance means Glasgow summit will likely fall short of keeping 1.5C goal alive and protecting vulnerable people, warns Saleemul Huq
China's giant state-owned companies struggle to align climate rhetoric with reality
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