Who will be the judge of countries’ climate plans?
Countries have until the end of 2022 to ensure their climate commitments meet the Paris agreement's cap on global warming. But who will check that their promises really do stack up?
Hard hit nations demand ‘loss and damage’ help at COP26
While COP26 struggles to rustle up promised funding to help vulnerable states prepare for future climate impacts, nations already reeling from disaster are demanding separate money for "loss and damage"
How climate summit pledges may, or may not, affect heating
After a week of grand announcements from nations promising to accelerate the decline of fossil fuels, where do the pledges made at the COP26 climate summit put projected emissions?
The world’s slow transition to cleaner energy
The transition towards cleaner energy has made progress but not quick enough to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, as agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement
Covid and pollution: intimately linked, compound threat
Lockdowns may have temporarily cleared up the skies above big cities but experts warn that air pollution remains a Covid-19 threat multiplier that will far outlast the pandemic
Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths: study
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to research that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions
European Parliament pushes for greener targets in new climate law
The European Parliament has proposed and voted for cutting greenhouse emissions in the European Union by 60 per cent instead of the 40 per cent by the year 2030.
EU’s ‘unnecessary’ gas splurge threatens climate goals: analysis
Europe is set to spend more than 100 billion euros on natural gas infrastructure, but a new study suggests this could imperil the continent’s climate goals
2019 second hottest year on record: EU monitor
The year 2019 was the second hottest ever recorded and a virtual tie with 2016, the warmest El Nino year, according to the European Union's climate monitor
Young people took to Madrid’s streets for climate: Who were they?
On December 6 young activists marched in Madrid, where negotiators from nearly 200 nations at UN climate talks are feeling the heat of an increasingly angry and anxious world
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