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Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow has entered its final days after almost two weeks …

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COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'

News 18  

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India’s intervention for the world to “phase down” rather than “phase out” fossil fuels. Several countries criticised the change on fossil fuels promoted by India, even as Union Environment Minister Bhupender …

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COP26 | ‘Adaptation fund’ from developed countries continues to be a sticking point
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 | ‘Adaptation fund’ from developed countries continues to be a sticking point

The Hindu  

The 26th edition of the United Nations Conference of Parties at Glasgow, Scotland, is yet to seal a final agreement, with talks extending into on November 13. A key demand from several island nations and countries in the African Union has been the establishment of a “Glasgow Facility” that would provide money to countries already suffering from the impacts of …

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The numbers game: The Hindu Editorial on COP26 United Nations climate meeting at Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

The numbers game: The Hindu Editorial on COP26 United Nations climate meeting at Glasgow

The Hindu  

The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties in Glasgow, Scotland may not have a significant outcome as yet in sight. Prior to the summit, there was a frantic attempt by leaders of western countries, particularly the United States and summit host the United Kingdom, to have most countries agree on a mid-century net zero goal, or when emissions dip to …

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COP26 draft says climate finance is insufficient
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 draft says climate finance is insufficient

The Hindu  

A draft document of the agreement that countries, including India, are negotiating in Glasgow, Scotland underlines that the promised climate finance by the developed countries is “insufficient to respond to the worsening climate change impacts in developing countries” and urges the developed countries to “urgently scale up.” The provision of finance for mitigation and adaptation of the impact of global …

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Reality check: Here’s what the COP26 deals actually mean for our future climate
3 years, 1 month ago

Reality check: Here’s what the COP26 deals actually mean for our future climate

CNN  

Glasgow, Scotland CNN — Delegates from around the world hammered out a number of agreements in the first week of COP26, an international summit where global leaders are attempting to limit the climate crisis. Several countries had already agreed to end coal financing, but this deal is the first to include gas and oil, so it’s something of a breakthrough. …

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Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know

Firstpost  

The Paris accord set a target for limiting global warming but left it up to each country to submit its own emissions reduction targets, known as Nationally Determined Contributions. The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming. NDCs The Paris accord …

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China Hits Back After Joe Biden Criticises Xi Jinping's COP26 No-show
3 years, 1 month ago

China Hits Back After Joe Biden Criticises Xi Jinping's COP26 No-show

News 18  

China hit back Wednesday against criticism by US President Joe Biden, who had accused Beijing of not showing leadership after President Xi Jinping skipped the make-or-break COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow. Xi — who leads the planet’s largest emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change — has not travelled outside of China since the beginning of the …

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CoP26 summit | Leaders pledge to cut methane and save forests
3 years, 1 month ago

CoP26 summit | Leaders pledge to cut methane and save forests

The Hindu  

Leaders at the CoP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change. Surangel Whipps Jr, president of Palau, a Pacific state of500 low-lying islands under threat from rising sea levels, told the leaders of the G20 industrial powers …

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World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030

Firstpost  

The signatories include Brazil and Russia, which have been singled out for accelerating deforestation in their territories, as well as the United States, China, Australia and France. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action …

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US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two
3 years, 1 month ago

US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two

Al Jazeera  

Biden is seeking to position himself as a global leader on climate change but is struggling to pass changes at home. US President Joe Biden unveiled a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions in his home country on the second day of the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, where he has strived to position Washington as the …

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Brazil pledges 50 percent emissions cut by 2030 in change of tone
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil pledges 50 percent emissions cut by 2030 in change of tone

Al Jazeera  

Environmentalist says Brazil is attempting to rebuild goodwill amid global outrage about deforestation in the Amazon. Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 9.5 percent in 2020, according to a study released last week Deforestation, which hit a 12-year high in Brazil’s Amazon in 2020, is the biggest source of the country’s emissions. Brazil’s Environment Minister Joaquim Leite said on Monday the …

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COP26: All you need to know about the climate change summit
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: All you need to know about the climate change summit

Live Mint  

Delayed by a year due to covid-19, the crucial international climate summit, the COP26, gets underway today at Glasgow, Scotland. Billed as a make-or-break summit, what’s at stake here is the global effort to halt climate change by formulating a pathway to halt planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions. The politics of climate negotiations Many developed nations including the US, UK, the …

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UN's Creative Ad On Climate Disaster Has Message From Dinosaur On Extinction - WATCH
3 years, 1 month ago

UN's Creative Ad On Climate Disaster Has Message From Dinosaur On Extinction - WATCH

ABP News  

New Delhi: As climate change has posed serious challenges to wildlife, the United Nations released a creative video in which an unusual and rare visitor appeared inside the assembly emphasizing not to choose extinction and save the human species before it’s too late. And yet every year governments spend hundreds of billions of public funds on fossil fuel subsidies," the …

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Net zero goals aren't the solution to climate change, says India ahead of COP-26
3 years, 1 month ago

Net zero goals aren't the solution to climate change, says India ahead of COP-26

India Today  

The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India’s environment minister said. Instead, rich countries need to acknowledge their “historic responsibility” for emissions and protect the interests of developing nations and those vulnerable to climate change, said the minister, Bhupender Yadav. India — the third largest emitter of greenhouse …

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COP26 summit: India's climate destiny depends upon negotiations in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 summit: India's climate destiny depends upon negotiations in Glasgow

Business Standard  

COP26 summit: India's climate destiny depends upon negotiations in Glasgow The country's climate negotiators at Glasgow will have to strike a balance between development needs and global pressures to do more Premium The developed economies led by the US pledged $100 billion in climate financing for the developing countries to shift to a low-carbon future and fund their climate mitigation …

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Greenhouse gas concentrations hit record high last year, UN reports ahead of Glasgow COP26 climate summit
3 years, 1 month ago

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit record high last year, UN reports ahead of Glasgow COP26 climate summit

ABC  

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is "way off track" on capping rising temperatures, the United Nations says, ahead of climate talks in Glasgow aimed at averting dangerous levels of global warming. Key points: UN seeks "dramatic increase" in climate commitments Australia is expected to formally approve a target of net zero by 2050 UK …

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The COP26 summit to fight climate change has started. Here's what to expect
3 years, 1 month ago

The COP26 summit to fight climate change has started. Here's what to expect

NPR  

The COP26 summit to fight climate change has started. Nations also have not delivered on their promises regarding "climate finance" — the stream of money that will help poorer countries deal with the consequences of a warming climate. Climate experts are hoping that it will "send a signal" that nations understand the need for deeper emissions cuts to reach that …

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Carbon dioxide levels in 2020 reached a 3-million year high
3 years, 1 month ago

Carbon dioxide levels in 2020 reached a 3-million year high

CNN  

London CNN — The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has once again reached record highs, according to a UN report published Monday, putting the planet on course for warming that far exceeds critical limits to stave off catastrophic climate change. The concentration of carbon dioxide in 2020 was 149% higher than levels before industrialization, hitting another annual record, …

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The carbon markets conundrum at COP26
3 years, 2 months ago

The carbon markets conundrum at COP26

The Hindu  

October 21, 2021 12:02 am | Updated 12:41 am IST If climate negotiations are compared to a game of diplomatic chess, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would be the king to be checkmated and captured for concluding the Paris Agreement Work Programme at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. A …

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‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s most polluting countries must come forward with tougher plans for how they reduce …

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COP26 chief Alok Sharma calls on the G20’s climate laggards to ‘step up’
3 years, 2 months ago

COP26 chief Alok Sharma calls on the G20’s climate laggards to ‘step up’

CNN  

London CNN — COP26 President Alok Sharma called out the G20 nations that have not increased their pledges on climate ahead of the international talks in the Scottish city of Glasgow, which begin in less than three weeks, alluding to nations like China, India, Australia and Saudi Arabia. “So I say to those G20 leaders, they simply must step up …

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Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN

The Hindu  

Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations on Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale. Another milestone since the last IPCC tome: the Paris Agreement has been adopted, with a collective promise to cap the planet’s rising surface temperature at “well below” two degrees Celsius above late-19th …

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