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World misses symbolic February deadline to ratchet up climate action before Cop26

The 2015 Paris Agreement seeks to raise global ambition every five years. But only two nations have issued upgraded climate plans nine months before...

Offshore wind deployment boom ‘too slow’ to meet EU climate target

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UK walks diplomatic tightrope for 2020 climate summit after shaky start

Boris Johnson officially launched Cop26 on Tuesday but gave little indication as to how the government is going to leverage the world into taking...

Democratic contenders in Iowa caucus aim to rejoin Paris accord in green goals

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UK’s Boris Johnson urges all countries to set net zero emissions goals in 2020

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UK government drops Claire O’Neill as president of Cop26 summit

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Youth activists urge African governments to do more to curb climate change

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