COP26 President Alok Sharma attends the Closing Plenary of the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images) This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global ...

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A month after the U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, known as COP26, politicians, analysts and climate action advocates are taking stock of what was agreed to. And the consensus is ...

The COP26 climate change conference is due to conclude in Glasgow, U.K. on Friday as parties hope to reach a final agreement after two weeks of talks and wrangling over fossil fuels. A draft agreement ...

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Boris Johnson apologises to Israeli minister Karine Elharrar for her not gaining access to COP26 in her wheelchair on Monday. Boris Johnson has apologised to an Israeli minister who was unable to ...

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Cop26 has finally begun in Glasgow, Scotland, a year on from its postponement because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by the UK under the presidency of former business secretary Alok Sharma and in ...