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China, India miss UN's extended deadline for climate pledges

China, India miss UN’s extended deadline for climate pledges

110 countries have submitted updated 2030 climate targets to be counted by UN Climate Change before Cop26, but some major emitters’ are still missing

Coal divisions put Cop26 in jeopardy - Climate Weekly

Coal divisions put Cop26 in jeopardy – Climate Weekly

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Around the world, climate change committees are steering government action

Around the world, climate change committees are steering government action

Representatives of 22 official climate advisory bodies – from Chile to New Zealand – got together on Zoom to compare notes

Ethiopia to shift from beef to chicken production under updated climate plan

Ethiopia to shift from beef to chicken production under updated climate plan

The government is promoting smaller livestock to limit the rise of methane emissions, in a plan that is 80% dependent on international finance

Drought and water mismanagement spark deadly protests in Iran

Drought and water mismanagement spark deadly protests in Iran

The driest conditions in 53 years have brought chronic mismanagement of water resources to crisis point, with at least eight people killed in protests against the regime

South Africa proposes global goal for adaptation at pre-Cop26 ministerial

South Africa proposes global goal for adaptation at pre-Cop26 ministerial

Environment minister Barbara Creecy called for quantifiable improvements in resilience to climate impacts, to give the adaptation agenda the same weight as emissions cuts

G20 climate and energy ministers split over coal exit

G20 climate and energy ministers split over coal exit

China, Russia and India are among countries resisting a timeline to phase out coal power generation, leaving it to leaders to resolve the impasse

Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

The world’s second biggest coal producing country is depending on carbon capture to keep the industry alive in its “low carbon” scenario

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What makes a good net zero target?

What makes a good net zero target?

“Run that dishwasher”: what net zero means for an appliance manufacturer

“Run that dishwasher”: what net zero means for an appliance manufacturer

Nato considers net zero by 2050 target in move to green military operations

Nato considers net zero by 2050 target in move to green military operations

Tar sands companies aim for 'net zero' by 2050 - with no plan to extract less oil

Tar sands companies aim for ‘net zero’ by 2050 – with no plan to extract less oil

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Understanding the impact of climate change on urban water systems in Africa

Understanding the impact of climate change on urban water systems in Africa

What does pastoralism have to do with climate change?

What does pastoralism have to do with climate change?

Europe needs to get tough and switch to LED to meet its emission reduction targets

Europe needs to get tough and switch to LED to meet its emission reduction targets

How can heating and cooling freeze the emissions trajectory?

How can heating and cooling freeze the emissions trajectory?

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Europe's floods hit my childhood home, sweeping away my parents' sense of safety

Europe’s floods hit my childhood home, sweeping away my parents’ sense of safety

As a researcher, I want to bridge the gap between weather forecasts and warning systems so people can take protective action

EU must use its carbon border tax to support a just transition around the world

EU must use its carbon border tax to support a just transition around the world

The EU is planning to pocket the revenues from a border levy on carbon, with no support for climate vulnerable countries like Mozambique to clean up their industries

G20 ministers must scale up climate finance in solidarity with vulnerable countries

G20 ministers must scale up climate finance in solidarity with vulnerable countries

As environment ministers for Costa Rica and Grenada, we call on the G20 to give our countries a fair shot at a resilient Covid recovery

Delivering an inclusive Cop26 in the age of Covid-19 requires more than vaccines

Delivering an inclusive Cop26 in the age of Covid-19 requires more than vaccines

Even vaccinated, negotiators from vulnerable nations face logistical and financial barriers to travel to Glasgow amid border closures and quarantine measures

Shell court ruling is a wake-up call for governments to end fossil fuel support

Shell court ruling is a wake-up call for governments to end fossil fuel support

Government-based public finance institutions that support new fossil fuel projects face the risk of climate litigation, lawyers warn

Canada's next climate plan must finally address its blind spot: oil and gas emissions

Canada’s next climate plan must finally address its blind spot: oil and gas emissions

Justin Trudeau cannot claim to be a climate leader while championing a high-carbon industry; it’s time for a managed decline of oil production

What makes a good net zero target?

What makes a good net zero target?

More than a hundred countries have set or are considering net zero targets. Climate Action Tracker has ten tests to sort the green from the greenwash

By greenwashing Shell, the Science Museum is failing young people

By greenwashing Shell, the Science Museum is failing young people

As a biology and chemistry student I love London’s Science Museum, but its acceptance of oil sponsorship for a climate change exhibition is inexcusable

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