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'Cautious optimism': Hopes remain high for 1.5C focus as COP26 talks spill into weekend

Politics

'Cautious optimism': Hopes remain high for 1.5C focus as COP26 talks spill into weekend

IEA estimates flurry of net zero commitments put 1.8C of warming within reach, but other projections are less optimistic and many contentious issues remain far from resolved as the Glasgow Summit nears its halfway point

clock 05 November 2021 • 9 min read
COP26: India touts landmark 2070 net zero pledge in early win for Glasgow Summit

Climate change

COP26: India touts landmark 2070 net zero pledge in early win for Glasgow Summit

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

clock 01 November 2021 • 7 min read
'I have a balance of concern and optimism': A COP26 temperature-check with Christiana Figueres

Politics

'I have a balance of concern and optimism': A COP26 temperature-check with Christiana Figueres

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and WWF UK CEO Tanya Steele speak to BusinessGreen on the eve of the Glasgow Climate Summit

clock 29 October 2021 • 8 min read
'Thundering wake up call': UN slams political leaders for vast 'emissions gap' ahead of COP26

Policy

'Thundering wake up call': UN slams political leaders for vast 'emissions gap' ahead of COP26

World needs collective ambition to rise seven-fold to stand a chance of keeping on a 1.5C warming pathway, and to turn 'vague' net zero pledges into action, UN warns

clock 26 October 2021 • 6 min read
Global Briefing: German coalition partners back 2030 coal exit

Management

Global Briefing: German coalition partners back 2030 coal exit

Reports suggest Germany could soon accelerate coal power plant phase out plans, as a flurry of national climate action plans are unveiled ahead of COP26 Summit and Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060...

clock 15 October 2021 • 5 min read
'Path to recovery': Part one of COP15 closes with hopes high for new global biodiversity accord

Biodiversity

'Path to recovery': Part one of COP15 closes with hopes high for new global biodiversity accord

UN declares virtual talks have set the stage for the adoption of an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework next year

clock 15 October 2021 • 3 min read
Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Climate change

Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments

clock 24 September 2021 • 8 min read
UN hails end of leaded petrol as 'huge milestone for global health and our environment'

Automotive

UN hails end of leaded petrol as 'huge milestone for global health and our environment'

Toxic petrol additive has now officially been removed from sale in every country around the world following a near-two decades-long campaign

clock 30 August 2021 • 4 min read
Unicef: One billion children at 'extremely high risk' from climate crisis

Climate change

Unicef: One billion children at 'extremely high risk' from climate crisis

UN agency's first ever child-focused climate risk assessment index reveals scale of youth vulnerability to events such as cyclones, heatwaves or flooding, and the lack of essential services to help them

clock 20 August 2021 • 4 min read
'Far from satisfactory': 80 countries miss UN deadline for delivering beefed-up climate pledges

Politics

'Far from satisfactory': 80 countries miss UN deadline for delivering beefed-up climate pledges

15 nations submitted fresh climate plans in support of Paris Agreement last week, but just under half of signatories have missed UN deadline

clock 02 August 2021 • 5 min read
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