Tipping Point

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.

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…

Need a refresher on what's happening in the final days of COP26? Watch this

By News Desk

William Brangham is at the climate summit all week and shared this dispatch.

COP26 agreements far cry from 1.5 goal, analysis finds

By Associated Press

The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

COP26 agreements so far won't reduce warming enough, independent analysis says

By Associated Press

The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

'We have only a few days left,' COP26 chair warns

By Associated Press

Alok Sharma said that the commitments made by countries in the first week of the talks narrowed the gap but weren’t enough. He said that countries now have to shift immediately to making good on those promises.

WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds news conference

By News Desk

The House speaker has joined COP26 on a day focused on the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls.

WATCH: Pelosi holds news conference at COP26 climate summit

By Associated Press

Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years.

Pelosi: 'America is back' to curb climate change

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years.

Rich and poor nations confront divides over money and trust

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

It’s time for the “high level” negotiations, when government ministers or other senior diplomats swoop in to make the political decisions that are supposed to break the technical logjams.