Climate change

After a day of high drama governments sign off on a precedent-setting text that calls on countries to accelerate efforts to phase-out unabated coal power and strengthen decarbonisation plans to deliver on 1.5C goal

Presidency hopes to deliver deal later today, but late dramas expected on plenary floor as divisions remain over key parts of the draft text

BusinessGreen brings you the latest news, announcements, and reaction from the pivotal climate talks in Glasgow

The talks have cruised past their scheduled close with reports indicating that key groups of countries remain divided on a number of crucial issues

COP26 has already delivered a series of big wins for the global net zero transition, as well as some worrying setbacks

Consultancy giant announces plans to work with clean tech company to beef up decarbonisation service offering

Draft text published this morning requests countries update their NDCs next year and retains calls to tackle fossil fuels, but negotiations over climate finance and other areas still unresolved

BusinessGreen brings you the latest news, announcements, and reaction from the pivotal climate talks in Glasgow

But insiders remain optimistic ambitious agreement can still be reached, as updated Climate Action Tracker analysis projects slight global CO2 reduction from recent global methane, coal, transport and forest pledges