'Architects of desire': Can advertising agencies glamorise climate solutions?
Too often criticised for promoting excessive consumption and greenwash, ad firms could use a new emissions metric to popularise climate-smart products
New COP26 draft weakens wording on fossil fuels
The new draft includes two words on fossil fuels that dilute an earlier draft, which had baldly stated that the world should pledge to stop subsidies for fossil fuels in general, and phase them out
As warming worsens floods, snake-like mobile dams could protect Africans
More climate finance could unlock wider use of innovative technologies like these portable dams that can be erected fast and capture water for use when floods subside
Rights groups warn COP26 rules on carbon markets leave indigenous people exposed
Paris pact rules for carbon markets, set to be decided in Glasgow lack protections to stop abuses of indigenous forest communities, human rights experts warn
OPINION: An opportunity for a cleaner, just Gulf is lost as COP26 ends
There’s an inextricable link between the Gulf’s complicity in the climate crisis and their failure to respect fundamental human rights.
OPINION: Why net zero pledges from the ‘Fossil Fuelled 5’ ring hollow
Nations that have amassed vast amounts of wealth from fossil fuels over centuries are unwilling to give it up – when the wealth could be used to fund the transition to cleaner energy
Push on climate action in pandemic shows strength of Paris pact: UNDP chief
Despite the coronavirus crisis and the temporary withdrawal of the U.S. under Trump, the 2015 Paris Agreement is still driving action to limit global warming, says Achim Steiner
Biggest carbon emitter blame game troubles COP26 talks
While China and US top the emissions chart now, historically and in terms of current absolute figures, on a per capita basis China drops down the rankings and Qatar shoots to the top
US-China climate deal buoys COP26 summit - but not a 'turning point'
Despite agreeing to cooperate, including to reduce methane emissions, protect forests and phase out coal, it's not clear whether the two big emitters will work together to make COP26 a success
'Beyond Oil' alliance lands members, but shunned by UK climate summit host
An international alliance to stop new oil and gas drilling gained new members, but with top fossil fuel-producing nations not giving support, reflections arise on practicality of imposing blanket climate policies