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Papua New Guinea may ‘rethink’ its climate efforts if rich nations don’t pay aid, official says

By Associated Press

“If they keep stalling (…) there’s no point in returning to any future COP meetings,” said Minister Wera Mori.

U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

China and U.S. promise more climate cooperation at COP26 talks

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.

The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

By Jeff Nesbit, The Conversation

Of the big pledges so far at the UN climate conference, cutting methane could have the most immediate impact.

Climate talks draft agreement expresses ‘alarm and concern’

By Associated Press

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments are poised to express “alarm and concern” about how much Earth has already warmed and encourage one another to end their use of coal, according to a draft released Wednesday of the final document…

Saudi Arabia says allegation that they are trying to slow negotiations is false

By Associated Press

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has denied allegations that his country’s negotiators were working to slow down negotiations and water down commitments at the U.N. climate talks.

Nations, automakers vow to phase out emissions-producing cars by 2040

By Associated Press

The announcement, made Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference, was backed by countries including Canada, Chile, Denmark, India, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

COP26 draft agreement conveys ‘alarm and concern’

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

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.

EU pledges $116M to climate adaptation fund

By Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm has pledged 100 million euros ($116 million) to the United Nations’ fund for helping developing countries adapt to climate change. The European Commission said the additional contribution from the EU budget is by…

‘Stay in the streets,’ Ocasio-Cortez tells activists in Glasgow

By Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought her climate-celebrity star power to the U.N. climate talks, saying she hopes to see the United States reestablish itself as a world leader in the fight against global warming.