Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060
But leaders stress the continued importance of fossil fuels and say they will continue to ensure "oil market stability"
OPINION: COP26 leaders must avoid a global ‘Squid Game’ where winners prosper, and losers perish
"We must not spiral into a devastating - and lethal - survival game where we struggle for our health, fight for natural resources and livelihoods"
South Africa to call on rich nations to do more at COP26
The UN climate summit must re-establish trust between developing and developed nations, by ensuring financial commitments are honoured, says environment minister
Plastics to outpace coal's greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 -report
Emissions from plastic production plants under construction or planned would undercut any gains made by phasing out coal power and shifting toward more renewable energy, a new report finds
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Renewable energy jobs grew globally in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis
Clean energy jobs rose to 12 million last year even amid the pandemic but officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and bring in more women
EU leaders to lock horns over response to energy price spike
The price spike has stoked familiar tensions between EU countries over the bloc's policies to fight climate change, with Poland this week calling for Brussels to change or delay some planned green measures
India PM Modi to attend Glasgow climate meet, environment minister says
Modi is set to attend the COP26 climate talks, but serious binding emission targets for India remain unlikely, say government sources
'Window for action closing' - G20 urged to hike climate pledges
Developing nations take richer countries to task on broken promises to cut CO2 emissions while they are expected to commit to tougher targets
G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit - sources
The need to curb planet-heating emissions will be high on the agenda of the Rome G20 gathering, seen as a key stepping stone right before the COP26 climate summit