Lessons for COP26
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“Everyone wants to be on the side of the powerful”: delegates at 2015’s COP, which paved the way for the Paris agreement © unfccc/flickr
Politics
Where did climate diplomacy go wrong?
David King, the UK’s former chief scientific adviser, says COP26 is our “last chance saloon”
Emily Lawford
Lessons for COP26
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Will the UK prove it means business at COP26?
Emily Lawford
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Keeping 1.5C alive
Nick Bridge
The British government has quietly dropped any reference to climate pledges in its latest trade deal with Australia, despite earlier promises © Picture Capital / Alamy Stock Photo
Good trade is greener trade
Emily Thornberry
In numbers: cities and climate
David McAllister
Just like at the World Climate Conference in 1990, today the UK must once more show climate leadership © Keystone Press/Alamy Stock Photo
COP26 is a chance for the UK to showcase its climate credentials
Philip Dunne
Some government policies—like the continued exploration of oil and gas in the North Sea—are taking us in the completely wrong direction © Martin Langer/Alamy Stock Photo
Delay is not an option
Caroline Lucas
Already here: wildfires in Greece this summer © Xinhua/Alamy Stock Photo
A global climate consensus is impossible—and it might not be desirable either
Nick Butler
From the sponsors
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How finance is accelerating the transition to net zero
James Close
The challenges to achieving net zero by 2050
Sujith Kollamthodi
The built environment must unite ahead of COP26
Alan Vallance
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