Alok Sharma offers fleeting glimpse of a less chaotic ‘global Britain’
London Letter: Cop26 president provides welcome relief from Johnson’s chosen path
London Letter: Cop26 president provides welcome relief from Johnson’s chosen path
Huge electricity consumers may compromise ‘small isolated grid’ and drive emissions
‘Terrible fires, terrible floods, terrible droughts’ if temperature target not met
If our children are to enjoy a habitable world, politicians across the globe must respond by making greater advances, much faster
Activists say pact not ambitious enough to prevent global warming above 1.5 degrees
Last-minute coup by China, India sees coal wording being changed from ‘phase out’ to ‘phase down’
Critics said aim of 1.5 degrees in ‘intensive care’ after row over wording
Climate leaders must show way forward and let history judge laggards, says activist group
Climate pact ‘watered down’ at last minute following push by India
Methane moves centre stage as negotiators sign deal in Glasgow
EU, US and Japan reported to be resisting giving more money to developing countries
What has happened in Glasgow is nothing less than a reorientation of global capitalism towards a carbon neutral future
Minister acknowledges commitments made not enough to reach 1.5 degree target
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Alok Sharma warns ‘window on keeping 1.5 degrees within reach is closing’
‘You have to ask yourself, ‘are we going to keep on ... talking about this all the time’
European Commission VP says phasing out of fossil fuels needs to make final statement
Alliance to push for international agreement on end date for exploration of fossil fuels
As government focuses on Cop26, victims of climate-related tragedy call for shelter and jobs
Draft deal is an ‘agreement to cross our fingers and hope for best’ – Greenpeace
Bolivian negotiator says ‘net zero narrative is a big lie’ and GHGs need to be eliminated now
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Concept of deep adaptation could prove a useful tool for coping with challenging change
This is my sixth Cop and I have never seen such organisational mayhem
Gabriel Makhlouf: Responding to climate change is a core part of our new strategy
Climate activists unite as ‘a cleansing voice, the voice of truth and it has to be out there’
Forum hears women and girls at risk because of the threat of gender-based violence
Coalition of countries pledges movement on loss of forests, soil damage and ecosystems
The couch-surfing activists have little contact with the powerful people. But they’re connected
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Patrick Freyne meets activists at a protest in Glasgow, as Greta Thunberg addresses the crowd
Even the most recalcitrant governments and corporations can be influenced – or removed – by well-informed, well-organised citizen movements
Plans announced at UN summit bring Paris accord goals into range, IEA chief says
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