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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’
South Africa $8.5bn finance package offers a model for ending reliance on coal
The package was hailed as “groundbreaking” for being country-led and addressing a need to reskill and support coal miners
On expert advice, South Africa cuts its 2030 emissions cap by a third
Africa’s biggest polluter has significantly strengthened its climate targets for this decade, as renewables increasingly out-compete coal power
EU commits €4 billion more to climate vulnerables, calls on the US to step up
Ursula Von der Leyen called out the US for failing to deliver its fair share of climate cash – an issue poor nations say is critical to success at Cop26
The climate crisis is intensifying. So why is climate finance drying up?
As the IPCC warns of intensifying climate impacts, rich countries must deliver on their funding promises and set new commitments to the developing world
Coal divisions put Cop26 in jeopardy – Climate Weekly
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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
Pacific islands make lonely case for carbon price on shipping
The Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands called for a price on shipping pollution at the UN body, but got only tepid support from European nations
South Korea proposes cutting emissions 40% by 2030
The coal-reliant nation will need to pivot quickly to renewable energy under the government’s proposed new climate target
G7 offers ‘peanuts’ to developing world, putting climate ambition in doubt
While Canada and Germany set out new climate finance pledges, rich countries are still falling short of a target they promised to meet in 2020
UK calls on Indonesia to set out roadmap to net zero emissions
During a three-day visit to southeast Asia’s largest economy, Alok Sharma met with a host of ministers to discuss how to transition the nation from coal to renewables
Emerging economies share ‘grave concern’ over EU plans for a carbon border tax
Brazil, South Africa, India and China say EU plans for a carbon levy on imported products like steel and cement will unfairly penalise their economies
Stuck in the middle: Ukraine aims for net zero but struggles to access finance
Ukraine lacks the resources of the EU but is not eligible for support from the Green Climate Fund to decarbonise its economy
Climate veteran Xie Zhenhua returns as China’s special envoy
Xie Zhenhua’s return to climate diplomacy is seen as a ‘bright spot’ for US-China cooperation, given his strong relationship with US special climate envoy John Kerry
Cop26 dream team: The people setting the climate agenda on seven key issues
From Denmark’s Dan Jørgensen to Malawi’s Nancy Tembo, here are the leaders to watch ahead of UN climate talks in Glasgow, UK
Rich nations accused of inflating climate adaptation finance figures
Japan labelled loans for roads and bridges as “climate adaptation” finance, while the World Bank counted support for Nepal to rebuild from an earthquake
10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted
Carbon neutrality targets are often not as ambitious as they sound, relying on problematic carbon offsets and unproven technologies
China is set to meet UN climate deadline, experts say, but coal pathway is uncertain
To align near-term policy with its 2060 carbon neutrality goal, China needs to stop building new coal-fired power plants after 2020, researchers say
Hurricanes Iota, Eta devastate parts of Central America in record-breaking season
Experts are calling for relief and resilience funding for Nicaragua and Honduras, as warming seas fuel extraordinarily intense storms
Russia resists tougher climate targets in dash for Arctic gas
Russia has no plans to end its contribution to climate change before the end of the century and is aggressively expanding Arctic gas production for the Asian market