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The Cop26 Secret Negotiator

Climate negotiators reveal what really happens behind the scenes of Cop26

  • Delegates the Cop27 meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egypt.

    Loss and damage issue keeps us Cop27 negotiators wrangling late into the night

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    Developing countries hope to make progress on this problem because we are already suffering the effects
  • Smoke rises from a factory as a truck loaded with cars crosses a bridge

    Transparency over emissions remains a sticking point at Cop26

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    Open and fair reporting of progress on targets is crucial for any climate deal to succeed, says an insider
  • Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive at Rome airport to take part in the G20 summit.

    G20 must say goodbye to fossil fuel and recommit to Paris 1.5C goal

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    G20 countries are way off track on delivering on 1.5C. Acknowledging this would be a good start ahead of Cop26
  • Chimneys of a coal-fired power plant are seen behind a gate in Shanghai, China.

    China, India and Brazil must set out their plans to cut emissions

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    An insider says keeping temperatures within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels rests with big developing countries in G20
  • Cows standing in the meadow at a dairy farm

    The fight against climate change goes beyond reducing CO2 emissions

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    An insider talks about efforts to cut methane, one of the most prevalent greenhouse gases but which has had little attention
  • UK Government to relax travel rules for arrivals from the EU, Gatwick Airport, UK - 01 Oct 2021<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock (12520524d) Passengers arriving at London Gatwick Airport as the UK government prepares relax the travel rules for EU arrivals from 4th October and to bring new changes in and easing testing requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals UK Government to relax travel rules for arrivals from the EU, Gatwick Airport, UK - 01 Oct 2021

    Covid restrictions could hinder Cop26 delegates and observers

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    ‘My fear is that we will see fewer delegates from some of the most afflicted countries,’ a Cop26 insider from a developing nation says
  • Derby and broken trees

    Poor countries must not be forced to take on debt to tackle climate crisis

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    A Cop26 insider from a developing nation on why the richer world needs to meet its funding targets
  • Preparations for Cop26 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.

    The Secret Negotiator: Cop26 must leave the old diplomacy behind

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    An insider reveals what is going on behind the scenes of the climate conference
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