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Leaks Show Attempts to Weaken UN Climate Report, Greenpeace Says​

Leaks Show Attempts to Weaken UN Climate Report, Greenpeace Says​

By Timothy Jones Australia, Saudi Arabia and Japan were among countries that have tried to make changes to an upcoming UN climate report outlining ways to curb global warming, environmental organization Greenpeace reported on Thursday, citing a major leak of documents. The documents seen by Greenpeace’s Unearthed team consist of comments made by governments and […]

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    UN Climate Change Conference COP26 Delayed to November 2021

    UN Climate Change Conference COP26 Delayed to November 2021

    The U.K. government has proposed delaying the annual international climate negotiations for a full year after its original date to November 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The UNFCCC COP26, which was first delayed from November 2020 to early 2021, is the most important COP since world leaders met in Paris in 2015 because countries […]

    Coronavirus Delays COP26

    Coronavirus Delays COP26

    The most important international climate talks since the Paris agreement was reached in 2015 have been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), originally scheduled for November of this year in Glasgow, the world’s nations were expected to up their emissions reduction pledges. Now, the conference is being pushed […]

    UK Sacks President of COP26 Climate Summit

    UK Sacks President of COP26 Climate Summit

    Just as the United Kingdom made its formal exit from the European Union, Boris Johnson added some turmoil to the international climate conference that Britain will host later this year in Glasgow. He fired Claire O’Neill, the former Energy minister and president of COP26, as the BBC reported. Johnson handed the reigns for COP26 over […]