C0P26

UNEP warns opportunity to use Covid recovery packages to bolster climate resilience is being squandered

US and China among the leading economies signing up to a wide-ranging new set of goals for 2030 that aim to accelerate adoption of low carbon steel, hydrogen, power, agriculture, and road transport

Nations agree Article 6 negotiating text, fuelling hopes diplomats can hammer out long-sought after deal to finalise Paris Agreement rulebook

Narenda Modi unveils surprise net zero goal, as host of world leaders announce fresh pledges at UN Climate Summit

Alok Sharma officially takes over mantle as COP26 President as he calls for 'ever increasing ambition' over the next decade

Countries formally back 1.5C target and pledge to stop financing coal power plants overseas, but fall short of confirming coal phase out date and fail to set out concrete measures for how they will accelerate climate action and finance