Search | New Scientist

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Demonstrators walk through the city during the Fridays For Future march on November 5, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day Six of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on youth and public empowerment. Outside the COP26 site, on the streets of Glasgow, the

COP26 news: Greta Thunberg leads protest march at Glasgow summit

5 November 2021

Youth activists have played a big role in promoting the urgency of acting on climate change, and they showed up in massive numbers at the COP26 summit

2C1T6DR Aerial View Of Large Chimneys From The Kozienice Coal Power Plant In Poland - Swierze Gorne.

COP26 news: Coal phase-out boosts hope for limiting warming to 1.5°C

4 November 2021

Dozens of countries pledged to phase out coal and others promised to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, which helps put the target of 1.5°C of warming in reach

COP26 news: Toothless net-zero plans and lack of disability inclusion

3 November 2021

Organisational chaos continues at the COP26 climate summit, with disability access issues keeping key players out, while the UK’s net-zero business plans are mostly symbolic

Delegates queuing to get into the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow yesterday

What is it like to be at COP26? Utter chaos, huge queues and FOMO

3 November 2021

The global climate summit has had a chaotic start, with delegates struggling to enter the venue and attend meetings, and journalists being told they’d be better off watching online, reports Graham Lawton.

COP26 news: A day of promises on water, methane and fossil fuels

2 November 2021

On the second day of COP26, countries made progress on limiting methane emissions, capping oil and gas emissions, and cooperating on water issues that are increasingly urgent

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Subject

Section

Type

Topics