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After breakthrough agreements being announced in week one of COP26, the parties refocused their efforts on negotiating remaining key...
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COP26 kicked off today with several world leaders expressing the need for urgent action to address global climate change. While remarks...
As COP26 enters its second week, climate finance issues remain a notable point of contention in negotiations. Talks with respect to...
Article 6 issues are on the table to be resolved at COP26. Article 6 governs international carbon markets that allow countries to finance...
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With just two more days left at COP26, negotiators are facing pressure to agree and finalise a range of outstanding matters that have...
Transport Day at COP26 will see the launch of: the declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans;the...
Climate finance issues were the center of discussion on November 3, 2021, but climate finance issues permeated through nearly all other...
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The fate of carbon market mechanisms, voluntary carbon market transactions, and carbon finance hang in balance pending outcome of...
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The end of week one of the COP26 summit is upon us. So far we have seen major commitments from financial institutions, countries, and...
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Yesterday at COP26 in Glasgow, 42 countries including the UK and the US endorsed the Breakthrough Agenda, which is a commitment to work...
A climate pact is set to be unveiled at COP26, which is aimed at reducing methane emissions by 2030. The goal of the Global Methane...
A new analysis by the Climate Action Tracker calculates that the world is heading for 2.4C of warming, far more than the 1.5C limit...
On 13 November 2021, the Paris Agreement Article 6 Rulebook was finally approved, after intensive negotiations over the course of COP26,...
Key to the success of COP26 is concrete progress on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which would not only provide...
Six years after the Paris Agreement was signed, a number of the rules that are critical to its implementation are yet to be agreed and...
With the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) kicking off in Glasgow next week, there are a lot of people and a lot...