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04 11 2021 | 09:37

Op - Pacific islanders aren’t just victims – we know how to fight the climate crisis

We are resilient in the face of worsening floods and drought, but refuse to accept more failures from world leaders

04 11 2021 | 08:51

Op - COP26 climate change summit: So far, so good-ish

Let's start with the bad news. Governments are far, far from achieving their goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C. We've already got dangerous warming in the form of floods, record…

03 11 2021 | 16:07

5 Ways Climate Change Will Affect Plants and Animals

Scientists have provided another reminder that, when it comes to climate change, we're all in this together. A study published last month in Nature Climate Change concluded that at least 85% of the…

03 11 2021 | 14:35

U.S. financial regulators release proposals for climate risk management

Climate change could bombard the U.S. financial system on many fronts, and the nation’s growing dependence on natural gas for heating and electricity requires particular scrutiny as regulators…

03 11 2021 | 13:50

Europe’s record summer ‘impossible’ without global heating

Cop26 countries must take action to stop record heat becoming an annual event, say experts The heatwaves and wildfires that caused devastation in Europe this summer would not have happened without…

03 11 2021 | 13:40

COP26: Bezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend $2bn (£1.5bn) restoring landscapes and transforming food systems. He told the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that he had…

03 11 2021 | 11:07

What happened at Cop26 – DAY TWO at a glance

Summary of the main developments on the second day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow World leaders agree deal to end deforestation, as we reported this morning. Xi Jinping, Jair Bolsonaro and Joe…

02 11 2021 | 12:15

2050: what happens if we ignore the climate crisis – video explainer

We envision two scenarios: what life could look like in 2050 if we do nothing, and what life could look like if we take action now. Watch this video to take a glimpse into the future and find out…

02 11 2021 | 11:18

What will climate change look like near me?

How much rain might fall in your area and how high might temperatures climb? The BBC and the Met Office have looked at the UK's changing climate in detail to find out. The UK is already experiencing…

02 11 2021 | 10:55

Op - The children of tomorrow will watch Boris Johnson’s Cop26 speech and ask – WTF, could you not have even tried?

It might just be that the children of tomorrow might point out that, seriously, given it was one minute to midnight, could you not have drummed someone up who hadn’t, right up until 10 minutes to…

01 11 2021 | 16:12

We’re in uncharted territory for the world’s climate, UN says

Report sets out heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods that have wreaked havoc this year The climate crisis has driven the planet into “uncharted territory”, with far-reaching repercussions for…

01 11 2021 | 12:57

Antarctic glacier named Glasgow to mark COP26

Nine fast-flowing glaciers in West Antarctica have been named after locations of important climate treaties, conferences and reports. One of the glaciers is now called Glasgow Glacier to mark the…

01 11 2021 | 12:14

As it happened: 'If Glasgow fails, whole thing fails', says Johnson

That's all for now - we'll be back tomorrow After a very busy day of speeches and announcements from Rome and Glasgow, that's us done for today.

01 11 2021 | 11:42

COP26: 'Moment of truth' as world meets for climate summit

The highly anticipated COP26 climate change summit has begun in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Delegates from around 200 countries are there to announce how they will cut emissions by 2030 and help…

01 11 2021 | 10:19

The west caused the climate crisis – it should now pay to clean up the mess

At Cop26 a plan is urgently needed that will allow Africa to develop as well as adapt to global heating

01 11 2021 | 10:13

The Guardian view on Cop26: rhetoric must turn into action in Glasgow

In the race to avert catastrophic global heating, there is no more wriggle room left

31 10 2021 | 20:44

Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans?

Scientists and politicians say we are facing a planetary crisis because of climate change. But what's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by humans? How do we know…

31 10 2021 | 20:33

COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit

The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. Twenty are on the UK's Covid red list - meaning hotel quarantine for arrivals.…

30 10 2021 | 09:52

Climate crisis education should be embedded in system, say unions

Government urged to carry out comprehensive review of curriculum and decarbonise school estate by 2030 Climate crisis education should become fully embedded in the system, unions have urged. A…

30 10 2021 | 09:30

A 7m wall has gone up on a Sydney beach: are we destroying public space to save private property?

Beachfront residents back the Collaroy wall but other locals worry the beach will disappear for longer periods as climate change increasingly drives coastal erosion. “We really didn’t want to build…