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India - net zero hope amid heatwaves
As extreme heat hits India earlier in the year than expected, bilateral deals with the UK and Germany offer support for …
IPCC - reasons to be cheerful?
As the IPCC publishes its sixth assessment report, with the latest report focused on solutions to keep warming to 1.5°C,…
Finance key for UK to unlock progress to COP27
The UK presidency has a formidable challenge ahead over the next nine months to implement the Glasgow Climate Pact broke…
What next for the UK UNFCCC presidency?
After COP26, there is a lot for the UK to do in the coming year to implement the Glasgow Climate Pact & build towards CO…
COP26 – the Glasgow Climate Pact
The COP26 climate summit has concluded. We take a look at the good, the bad, and the momentum.…
Step up skills and training to deliver energy access – and a zero carbon future
COP26 expectations: what could success in Glasgow look like?
Ahead of UN climate talks opening in Glasgow, we look at expectations of COP26 - what success could look like, to keep t…
Why the UK's 1% of global emissions is a big deal
It's often claimed the UK, at 1% of global emissions, is too small to have an impact, often followed by 'what about Chin…
What does progress in New York mean for Glasgow?
Commitments from two of the biggest global emitters at the UN General Assembly send UK COP26 hosts home with hope for fu…
Dame Andrea Leadsom, MP: support British businesses on road to net zero
Dame Andrea speaks with ECIU as part of our 'ECIU Talks...' series. Dame Andrea talks about climate change concerns; set…
COP26 & Covid preparations - what we know so far
With less than two months until the UN climate summit opens in Glasgow, we summarise what we know so far about UK Presid…
COP26 – why are there calls for it to be postponed?
As a global coalition of climate organisations call for COP26 to be postponed, we look at why and what it means for the …
IPCC report: Time for global leaders to respond
A look at the science of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the broader impact.…
100 days to COP26: five issues to watch out for
As of 23rd July, there are only 100 days to the UN climate summit in Glasgow. Five important steps to watch out for in t…
Australia - missing in action as nations step up for COP26
Australia - wealthy G20 member with higher per-capita emissions than the US, and higher emissions than the UK, despite a…
G20 meetings & climate pledges
G20 nations cause 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions; only half those emissions are covered by ambitious pledges to …
G7 summit: What to expect and what it means for COP26
G7 Finance Ministers & G7 Leaders meet in the UK in June; what they decide on climate finance could help ensure success …