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Tue, 2 Nov 2021 05:24 AM

Discord among some of the world's biggest emitters about how to cut back on coal, oil and gas will make progress difficult in Glasgow, as will the rich world's failure to stick to promises

Tue, 2 Nov 2021 11:01 AM

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

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:19 AM

The COP26 conference in Glasgow comes a day after G20 big economies failed to commit to a 2050 deadline for halting net carbon emissions

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 09:59 AM

Vulnerable countries will need up to $300 billion per year by 2030 for climate adaptation alone, according to the United Nations

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