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After COP26: How the EU and UK can lead efforts to keep 1.5C alive

The main objective of the United Kingdom’s presidency of COP26 was to secure an agreement that would keep alive the 1.5C goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement. So, did it succeed? Barely – the goal hangs ...

UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds

Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise ...
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Will COP26 Be a Success? That Depends on 4 Critical Questions.

At the highest level, the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) must rebuild confidence that global, collective action can solve humanity’s greatest challenges. Following the sobering report from the ...
The Conversation

COP26 is over – here’s how the UK can keep up momentum on climate action

The Glasgow climate pact is sealed and COP26 is fading into memory. The UK’s presidency of the 26th UN climate change summit yielded mixed results, from the first mention of fossil fuels in a UN ...
International Business Times

UK Still Plans In-person ‘Last Hope’ COP26 Climate Summit

COP26 will gather climate negotiators from 196 countries and the EU, along with experts and world leaders POOL / RUSSELL CHEYNE Britain still plans to hold an in-person global climate summit in ...
The Conversation

COP26: here’s how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges

The UK is hosting the 26th annual UN climate summit in Glasgow. Boris Johnson’s government boasts of having the most ambitious climate change targets in the world. But how is the country’s progress to ...
CNET

COP26 kicks off: What is it and why is it the 'world's best last chance' for climate action?

World leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26 over the next two weeks. Here's everything you need to know. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that.