“More optimistic, less pessimistic”: Laurent Fabius on Cop26
Together with UK climate envoy John Murton, the father of the Paris Agreement is quietly optimistic.
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Why climate migrants are missing from the debate at Cop26
Until the world agrees how to define a “climate migrant”, legislation to protect them will lag behind the reality of…
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World signals the beginning of the end for coal
Glasgow’s industrial prowess was built on coal. As host of Cop26, the city may also be where its global decline…
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South Africa given billions to end reliance on coal
Political will is as important as cash in moving the country towards clean energy.
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Australia’s Scott Morrison shows that danger lies in the hollow politics of the status quo
Morrison's climate policy has seen his country replace the US as the standout laggard of the rich world.
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Can Boris Johnson really claim that the world has “pulled back a goal or two” against climate change?
As leaders leave Glasgow, there are dramatic gaps that still need to be filled if humanity is to have a…
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Can the world trust China on climate change?
Xi Jinping’s attempts to win the world’s confidence on environmental policy relies on the US’s failure to do likewise.
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Why slashing methane emissions is about coal mines, not just cows
Leaders in Glasgow have agreed to slash methane emissions. But China is not onboard, and farming has a free pass…
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