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We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report

Social, political and technological inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures is likely to be missed

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TOPSHOT - Activists from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion (XR) take part in a protest in Glasgow on November 8, 2021, during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference. - The COP26 climate talks resuming Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level announcements stage-managed by host country Britain during week one riding roughshod over a laborious UN process built on consensus among nearly 200 countries. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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COP26: No countries have delivered on promise to improve climate plans

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COP26 President Alok Sharma reacts during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble - RC2UTQ9BT3HV

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2021 in review: COP26 lays the groundwork for a decade of action

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Wild Wild Life newsletter: How you can 'do your bit' for wildlife

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Red Line Walk Out

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An emotionally gruelling fortnight for those pushing for change

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alberto Pezzali/AP/Shutterstock (12593497a) People gather in the Action Zone inside the venue for the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, . The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow is entering it's second week as leaders from around the world, are gathering in Scotland's biggest city, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming Climate COP26 Summit, Glasgow, United Kingdom - 08 Nov 2021

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The many twists and turns that led to a new climate pact at COP26

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (12595454g) Participants attend Climate Action for Health session during the tenth day of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC inside the COP26 venue - Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland on November 9, 2021. COP26, running from October 31 to November to 12 in Glasgow, is the most significant climate conference since the 2015 Paris summit as the nations are expected to set new greenhouse gas emission targets in order to slow the global warming, as well as firming up other key commitments. Day 10 Of COP26 UN Climate Conference In Glasgow, United Kingdom - 09 Nov 2021

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COP26 could never be a true success without delivering climate justice

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An attendee during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Climate negotiators at the COP26 summit were banking on the worlds most powerful leaders to give them a boost before they embark on two weeks of fraught discussions over who should do what to slow the rise in global temperatures. Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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What difference will the COP26 climate summit make?

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The Blue Zone at COP26

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COP26: World agrees to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and reduce coal

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A delegate from the Marshall Islands at the COP26 summit on Thursday.

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What it’s like negotiating at COP26 as a small island state

After a tough two weeks at the Glasgow summit, climate negotiators from small island nations reflect on their experiences

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COP26: People from climate-ravaged regions say we need action now

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COP26 news: Real progress made but more emissions cuts are needed

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New COP26 draft text adds caveats to fossil fuel subsidies phase-out

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COP26 news: US-China climate pact is important but largely symbolic

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