COP26

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on as he prepares to receive attendees during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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'Pull out all the stops' British PM Johnson tells COP26 negotiators

The talks have so far seen high-profile announcements that if enacted will go some way - but not far enough - to limiting the temperature rise to 1.5 Celsius

Women carry sacks on their heads as they walk through water, after heavy rains and floods forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes, in the town of Pibor, Boma state, South Sudan, on Nov 6, 2019. Photo :Reuters
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COP26 has 'mountain to climb' to curb warming as talks intensify

People gather around 'Little Amal' -- a 3.5 metre tall puppet of a young Syrian refugee girl -- during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, on 9 November , 2021. Photo: Reuters
Environment

COP26: Bangladesh, 49 other countries commit to develop climate-smart healthcare

An advertising board is seen during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 7, 2021. REUTERS
Climate Change

Adaptation fund raises record $232.6M in new pledges at COP26

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12 nations pledge $413M for climate resilience at COP26

An advertising board is seen during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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World on track for 2.4C of global warming after latest pledges

FILE PHOTO: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hosts a signing ceremony after the House of Representatives approved a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package at the US Capitol in Washington, US, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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'America is back' in climate fight: Pelosi

General view shows JERA's Hekinan thermal power station in Hekinan, central Japan October 18, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Japan, once a leader on climate, under fire for coal use at COP26

Former US President Barack Obama speaks during an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 13, 2019/ Reuters
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Former US President Obama says 'act now' to help island nations

An advertising board is seen during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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COP26 talks wade into climate finance as poor nations count cost

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Business leaders optimistic COP26 visions will become reality

Tuvalu's Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe gives a COP26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu November 5, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change

Solar has become 2,000 times cheaper since its 1958 commercial debut. Source: Bloomberg
South Asia

India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years