Essay: Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARK MASLIN, PRITI PARIKH and SIMON CHIN-YEE, all of UCL, look at what came out of COP28…
Analysis – In final week of COP27 climate talks, success hinges on ‘loss and damage’
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters This year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt headed into its final week on Monday with nearly 200 countries racing to strike a deal to steer the world towards cutting planet-warming emissions and scale up finance for countries being ravaged by climate impacts. Some negotiators and observers warn that failure to agree […]
COP27 kicks off with deal to discuss climate compensation
Sharm el Sheikh, EgyptReuters Delegates from nearly 200 countries kicked off the UN climate summit in Egypt on Sunday with an agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming, placing the controversial topic on the agenda for the first time since climate talks began decades ago. The agreement set a […]
Pacific island leaders bemoan weak Glasgow climate pact
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Leaders from Pacific islands threatened by rising sea levels said they were disappointed with the Glasgow climate pact, which called for a phase down rather than phasing out of coal use, the biggest source of global warming. Micronesia President David Panuelo said industrialised countries need to step up commitments to help other countries […]
COP26 agrees deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe, after late drama
Glasgow, UKReuters UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a global agreement aimed at keeping alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic shot at saving the world from catastrophic climate change. Alok Sharma, the conference chairman, was visibly emotional before banging down his gavel in relief to […]
UN climate talks overrun in push to save 1.5 degrees Celsius goal
Glasgow, UKReuters Two weeks of UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow continued past deadline on Friday after the conference president called on countries to make a final effort to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet. With signs growing the meeting would run into Saturday, there remained tough talking […]
Focus turns to climate finance after flurry of COP26 pledges
Glasgow, UKReuters Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change. At the start of a crunch week for the UN climate talks […]
COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge
Glasgow, UKReuters A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the UN climate conference on Thursday, but was shunned by big users of the dirtiest of the fuels that cause global warming. The COP26 summit hopes to find ways to keep within reach a target of limiting the global […]
Bangladeshi veteran of UN climate talks fears COP26 will fail the world’s poorest
Glasgow, UKThomson Reuters Foundation For top Bangladeshi scientist Saleemul Huq, the inequities of climate change are hard to avoid – even at the COP26 UN talks in Glasgow. Since arriving for the crunch negotiations, he’s made a long daily commute to the conference venue by train from his hotel in Edinburgh – the nearest place […]
COP26: World will try again to avert climate disaster
Glasgow, UKReuters The United Nations COP26 summit that starts in Glasgow this week has been billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change. Delayed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees […]