Overheard comment suggests anger at possible no-shows at Cop26 by leaders of countries with worst CO2 emissions The Queen has criticised world leaders’ inaction on addressing the climate crisis, admitting she is...
Read MoreRally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemicHundreds of thousands of people in 99 countries have taken part in a coordinated global climate strike demanding urgent action to...
Read MoreExperts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emissionsPresident Xi Jinping has announced that China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his...
Read MoreLabour’s shadow business secretary says the government must ‘rebuild trust’ after a series of missteps on way to climate summitBoris Johnson should set out plans to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to all...
Read MoreMajor commitment with deadline of 2030 is big advance towards reaching 1.5C goal set out in Paris agreementThe US and the EU made a joint pledge on Friday to cut global methane emissions by almost a third in the next decade, in...
Read MoreExclusive: crunch meeting of world leaders tabled for this month with China key to success of climate summitBoris Johnson is planning to convene last-ditch climate talks with the president of China, Xi Jinping, at a crunch...
Read MoreActivists earlier blocked Whitehall in protest against HMRC and Barclays over funding of fossil fuel industriesEnvironmentalist protesters have blocked another main junction in London’s West End, calling for “crisis...
Read MorePrecipitation was so unexpected, scientists had no gauges to measure it, and is stark sign of climate crisisRain has fallen on the summit of Greenland’s huge ice cap for the first time on record. Temperatures are normally...
Read MoreLord Deben says he is ‘pressing very hard’ to get details of strategy published as Cop26 approachesBoris Johnson’s delay in publishing the net zero emissions strategy has left a space for climate sceptics to...
Read MoreLord Deben says he is ‘pressing very hard’ to get details of strategy published as Cop26 approachesBoris Johnson’s delay in publishing the net zero emissions strategy has left a space for climate sceptics to...
Read MoreIncrease means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year as the economy rebounds from the...
Read MoreAuthor of government study says Treasury resistance to green spending programmes could halt progress to net zero Imposing “premature austerity” again will undermine the fight against climate change and stop poorer...
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