World Nov 12 Climate diplomats decide wording and the world as talks come to a close Hours of negotiations over wording could seem like nit-picking but determined how firmly nations commit to steps to stave off climate change.
World Nov 11 Global warming goal to stop climate change on 'life support', says U.N. chief United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is "on life support" in the final days of the U.N.'s climate talks in Glasgow.
World Nov 10 China and U.S. promise more climate cooperation at COP26 talks China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.
World Nov 10 COP26 draft agreement conveys 'alarm and concern' In a significant move, countries would urge one another to “accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” in the draft, though it has no explicit reference to ending the use of oil and gas.
World Nov 09 In COP26 climate talks, rich and poor nations face a divide It's time for high-level diplomats to start working to settle the several key outstanding issues in international climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Days are ticking down to Friday's deadline, and there are still big gaps on many issues.
World Nov 08 What 1.5 means at COP26 and for the planet The 1.5 figure now it is the “overarching objective” of the Glasgow climate talks.
World Nov 05 Friday is youth day at COP26. They fear they're not being heard Even on a day dedicated to young people, the midday highlights were a speech by 73-year-old former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a news conference by 77-year-old John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy.
World Nov 01 Activists protest pace of climate action at COP26 Youth campaigners from several countries marched on the opposite bank of the River Clyde from where the U.N. climate summit, known as COP26, was being held, holding banners with slogans such as “We are watching you.”…
World Nov 01 WATCH: Biden speaks at COP26 climate summit in Glasgow Scores of world leaders will traipse to the podium Monday and Tuesday at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what their country is going to do about the threat of global warming.
World Sep 22 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly - Day 3 At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all U.N. peacekeeping operations.