Climate politics
‘Subversion and treason’: Australian minister attacks independent climate body
Tim Wilson, an elected official in Australia’s energy ministry, slammed a proposal for an expert climate commission
Australia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan
Scott Morrison is doubling down on fossil fuel production with new gas basins and pipelines in a plan slammed by climate campaigners
Who pays for the inescapable coal phasedown? – Climate Weekly
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Germany to quit coal by 2030 under coalition agreement, aiming for 1.5C path
A “traffic light coalition” of centre-left, green and pro-business parties has agreed to strengthen climate policies in the next German government
India ‘cannot escape’ coal phasedown, top coal ministry official says
An estimated 13-20 million workers in India depend on coal assets for their livelihoods, raising the need for a transition plan and financial support
Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy
The proposed reform to the EU’s farming subsidy programme continues a business-as-usual approach to farming that we cannot afford in a climate emergency
Unpacking the Glasgow outcome – Climate Weekly
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African nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
With the US refusing to budge on the text of the Glasgow agreement, African nations reluctantly accepted a promise of stronger voluntary support
“It’s going to get bumpy!” – Papua New Guinea sparked final day panic at Cop26
The rainforest nation was threatening to block a deal in Glasgow over the status of Redd+ forestry projects in a UN carbon market
Mia Mottley: the ‘fearless’ leader pushing a global settlement for the climate frontlines
The first female prime minister of Barbados is elevating wonky discussions on the future of global finance to the highest political level
Oil and gas avoided censure in Glasgow for the 26th time. Let’s not make it 27
Investor and state-owned oil companies in the G20 find common cause in watering down climate ambition; we need to confront their influence
Laggards reject Glasgow pact’s 2022 call for new climate plans
Australia and New Zealand have already said that they do not plan to update their 2030 targets by the end of 2022
The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
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’
After tense huddles in Glasgow, countries strike ‘uncomfortable’ climate deal
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
Climate reparations become a crunch issue as Cop26 goes into overtime
The US and EU have resisted calls for finance to the victims of climate disaster, but developing countries say it is a red line
Egypt to host next climate summit, putting a spotlight on resilience
Activists are hopeful Egypt will champion climate justice when it hosts the 2022 UN climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
Draft Glasgow pact calls on countries to submit new climate plans in 2022
Analysts welcomed draft language on closing the ambition gap as Cop26 negotiations get to the crunch point
‘Nature-based solutions’ prove divisive at Glasgow climate talks
While advocates want to link the climate and biodiversity agendas, critics say nature should not be commodified and human rights safeguards are needed
A space is opening to discuss oil and gas exit at Cop26. Lobbyists are pushing back
Denmark and Costa Rica have launched an alliance in Glasgow to phase out oil and gas production, but few governments are ready to take on energy incumbents
Coalition to turn adaptation research into action launches at Cop26 climate talks
Sponsored content: The Adaptation Research Alliance aims to build an evidence base on what works, in partnership with communities on the ground