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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’
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
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
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
As Cop26 car pledge underwhelms, delegates ask: where are the bikes?
At transport day in Glasgow EVs were given centre stage, in what campaigners said was a missed opportunity to promote public transport and active travel
From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Glasgow past the Cop26 climate conference venue on Friday, chanting and waving homemade placards
Canada, US, Italy among 20 countries to stop financing fossil fuels internationally
Major backers of coal, oil and gas projects will stop supporting them from 2023, instead backing clean energy in other countries
Caught between EU pressure and soaring demand, AIIB weighs end to gas finance
Many Asian countries see gas as a “transition fuel” away from coal, while Brussels is urging the region to go straight to renewables
India strengthens climate targets, aiming for net zero by 2070
Narendra Modi upped India’s climate ambition while calling for more climate finance from developed countries
Cop26’s three peaks challenge – Climate Weekly
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Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target
Scott Morrison has made a net zero pledge but with little detail on how to get there and no commitment to stronger emissions cuts this decade
US climate credibility in doubt as legislative wrangles go down to the wire
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
Hang the bunting, order the cake – Climate Weekly
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The IEA is embracing 1.5C ambition, leaving no excuse for new fossil fuel investment
In a fundamental shift in mainstream thinking, the world’s most influential energy body has for the first time put a net zero scenario at the heart of its forecasting
GCF considers renewed partnership with UNDP, amid corruption investigations
The Green Climate Fund board has been advised to re-accredit the UN development agency, despite unresolved corruption claims against projects in Samoa and Armenia
Defunding dirty energy – Climate Weekly
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With Ted Cruz blocking US ambassadors, climate diplomacy suffers
Joe Biden has been unable to appoint ambassadors to capitals including Beijing and Delhi due to the Texas senator’s anti-Nord Stream 2 crusade
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
What is Cop26 and why does it matter? Your guide to the Glasgow climate summit
Following a two-year gap, countries are due to meet in the UK for UN climate talks in November. Here’s what is at stake