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The last chance

In the week the Cop26 climate conference was supposed to be held, we look at what the world is doing to fight global heating and manage a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis

13 November 2020

  • Andrew Coupar, a NatureScot peatlands expert, at the Forsinard visitor centre.

    World heritage status for Scottish peat bogs could help UK hit net zero goals

    Hopes rise that the Flow Country, the world’s largest carbon store, could become first peatland to win the status
  • Spring leaf growth on young birch trees growing in a forestry plantation.

    Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets

    Leading scientists and campaigners say cutting emissions alone is not enough
  • Forbidden City, Beijing, China

    Ma Jun: China has started to 'walk the walk' on climate crisis

    US dropped the environmental ball under Trump, but Biden victory means the two countries can work together for a green recovery, says campaigner

12 November 2020

  • Downtown Tucson in summertime

    Scorching Tucson bucks US trend to put climate justice at centre of plans

  • Waterfall composite

    Reaching UK net zero target cheaper than we thought, says climate adviser

11 November 2020

  • Turbines at Moranchon wind farm in central Spain.

    Climate heroes: the countries pioneering a green future

    From Spain to South Korea, there are several global success stories in the drive to become carbon neutral
  • Green recovery composite

    Five post-Trump obstacles to a global green recovery

    Joe Biden’s win gives the globe a better chance of averting climate catastrophe, but major obstacles remain
  • US president-elect Joe Biden has vowed to return the US to the Paris agreement.

    US election result boosts preparations for UN climate summit

    Joe Biden has vowed to return US to Paris agreement and result brightens prospects for Cop26

10 November 2020

  • Mitzi Jonelle Tan, 22, from Manila, Philippines, one of the volunteers behind Mock COP26

    'We want real action': young activists aim to fill void on climate with Mock Cop26

  • Environmental issues post covid

    People plan to drive more post-Covid, climate poll shows

9 November 2020

  • Greta Thunberg attends a Fridays For Future protest outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.

    ‘Hypocrites and greenwash’: Greta Thunberg blasts leaders over climate crisis

  • First Dog on the Moon

    If you think Covid is bad, wait until you hear about the climate crisis

    First Dog on the Moon
  • firefighter sprays the flames of a wildfire in California.

    World is running out of time on climate, experts warn

  • illustration of the earth and coronavirus

    Revealed: Covid recovery plans threaten global climate hopes

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