Is Allegra Stratton right to be positive about India’s 2070 net zero target?
Narendra Modi's pledge may fall short of that favoured by the UN, but experts say India deserves praise as a…
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Can we trust world leaders’ pledge to end deforestation?
Countries, including Brazil, have pledged at Cop26 to stop chopping down trees by 2030. But the proof will be in…
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“Stop treating nature like a toilet,” says UN Secretary-General António Guterres
World leaders make apocalyptic speeches at Cop26 – but will their commitments match the rhetoric?
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Is John Kerry the man for the climate moment?
The US’s special climate envoy faces the daunting task of winning over sceptics at Cop26 – and at home.
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High hopes meet harsh realities at the G20 in Rome
Key leaders stayed away and firm commitments on climate change were thin on the ground at this weekend's summit, ahead…
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The massive challenge of climate action in oil-dependent Iraq
Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.
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How net zero is becoming the new normal
Net-zero emissions by mid-century is a catchy concept, but it won’t be enough without tough interim targets.
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Climate concern doesn’t divide by income: politicians should stop portraying it as a “class war”
Right-wing interests present eco-anxiety as a middle-class issue, but lower income groups will suffer most from climate impacts.
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