The Polisario Front has released an unofficial climate plan for the Sahrawi people, saying Morocco has built wind and solar farms on their land without consent
After announcing a 2060 net zero goal at Cop26, the oil producing nation will set up a national council to oversee the implementation of its climate plan
The rainforest nation was threatening to block a deal in Glasgow over the status of Redd+ forestry projects in a UN carbon market
At Cop26 in Glasgow, countries agreed to call out coal, double adaptation finance and finalise rules for carbon trading, in a bid to ‘keep 1.5C alive’
The package agreed at Cop26 cites coal in a UN first and finalises the Paris Agreement rulebook, but is weak on finance for vulnerable nations
The Santiago Network could be up and running in a year, but thorny issues of how to fund it and channel aid to frontline communities have yet to be decided
The UK presidency has appointed two ministers to steer each strand of Cop26 negotiations towards an agreement
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Glasgow past the Cop26 climate conference venue on Friday, chanting and waving homemade placards
Major backers of coal, oil and gas projects will stop supporting them from 2023, instead backing clean energy in other countries
Vulnerable countries welcomed Scotland’s leadership in helping victims of climate disaster, saying rich countries need to institutionalise support at Cop26
The US and EU got more than a hundred countries on board with a commitment to cut methane emissions 30% by 2030, putting oil and gas sector leakage in the spotlight
After expensive and difficult journeys to Glasgow, many delegates are excluded from negotiating rooms and can only watch an unreliable webcast
Narendra Modi upped India’s climate ambition while calling for more climate finance from developed countries
Analysts say a severe power crunch facing the country and the incremental rise in ambition from other large emitters like the US deterred Beijing from raising ambition
A campaigner with an infrared camera and methane monitor found significant leaks at National Grid compressor stations in eastern England
Ten days before Cop26 climate talks, president Joe Biden’s climate policies are being blocked by coal state senator Joe Manchin, weakening his hand internationally
Under rules to prevent the spread of Covid, negotiators at Cop26 have been asked to keep a metre distance, meaning they need to find new ways to resolve differences
The Dutch scientist led research linking climate change to individual extreme weather events in real time and is warmly remembered by his collaborators
Antonio Guterres said targets set at UN bodies for international transport were compatible with more than 3C of global warming and urged more action
Campaigners accused Japan of failing to take responsibility for cutting its own emissions and relying on developing nations to do so