COP26 draft text annotated: what it says and what it means

There are a few notable victories in the text.

OPEC member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy

Iraqi minister and International Energy Agency chief urge countries to move away from fossil fuel dependency.

Study: Equivalent of COVID emissions drop is needed every 2 years

"Instead of build back better, it is more often a case of build back, whatever."

New taxes on flights could provide poor countries money to fight climate change

Climate finance failures are undermining trust in the Paris Agreement, experts say.

More than 50 countries commit to protecting 30% of Earth’s land and oceans

Coalition says promise is key to preventing mass extinctions and ensuring clean air and water.

Can the Paris Agreement Still Avert Climate Chaos?

As the Trump era wanes, there is a sense of optimism about what the accord could…

Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists

Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions.

Despite COVID-19, young people resume global climate strikes

Greta Thunberg leads protests as Covid rules restrict numbers compared with last year.

Trump is emboldening other countries’ ‘bad behavior’ on the climate crisis

A U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement is damaging, but the fact no other country is…

A year after pledging to go ‘net-zero’, what has the UK achieved?

“Setting a target is one thing, hitting it is quite another."