Here are the top stories compiled from major international English-language news outlets.
Announcements
- Global ‘net zero’ demand to transform conservation finance in Africa (The Independent)
- Promised USD 100 billion will arrive next year: John Kerry (The Guardian)
“The US climate envoy John Kerry has said the USD 100 billion promised by rich nations to poor nations can now be delivered in 2022, a year earlier than previously thought. That is still two years late, though.”
- Five supermarket bosses commit to halve environmental impact by 2030 (The Independent)
Five supermarket bosses commit to halve environmental impact by 2030
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Co-op and M&S all signed a pledge which will force them to report to the WWF.
What’s at stake
- COP26 climate talks: World governments pledge to cut farming emissions (The Independent)
“Dozens of governments are due to pledge urgent action and investment to protect nature and shift to more sustainable ways of farming at the Glasgow climate talks.”
- Nature is Saturday’s COP26 theme – and it’s under threat. Here’s what you need to know (Washington Post)
- COP26 discussions must prioritize agriculture (All Africa)
- Glimmers of hope seen for global carbon market deal at COP26 (Business Standard)
Africa: COP26 Discussions Must Prioritize Agriculture
Local, national and world leaders, and committed climate change activists are in Glasgow for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to share the progress they've made since the COP21 in Paris six years ago and to discuss what comes next. One of the issues that must be on ...
Other Stories
The dark secrets behind big oil’s climate pledges
Oil companies and the banks that finance them are making empty promises – and getting credit for them too
Large coal users' absence casts shadow over COP26 deal
Indonesia, Poland, Vietnam and other nations pledged on Thursday (4 November) to phase out use of coal-fired power and stop building plants, in a deal at the COP26 climate summit that failed to win support from the United States and large coal consumers such as China.
[Interview] MEP: Macron push for gas and nuclear could derail Green Deal
The French push to include nuclear energy and natural gas in the EU taxonomy on sustainable finance threatens to derail the Green Deal, MEP and rapporteur Bas Eickhout warns.
COP26: What African climate experts want you to know
The issues for Africa, the continent most vulnerable as temperatures rise, that COP26 must not ignore.
We have a climate road map but no engine: the Garnaut verdict
The economist and former government climate adviser Ross Garnaut assesses COP26 - and finds the good, the bad and the disappointing.
COP26: Emissions of rich put climate goals at risk - study
The carbon footprint of the wealthiest will grow but that of the poorest will stay small, a study says.
‘A global north greenwash festival’: Greta Thunberg slams Cop26 at protest
She was joined by other notable Fridays For Future activists including Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, and Mitzi Jonelle Tan of the Philippines
The UN's big climate summit is ignoring a giant red flag
Not a single day will be devoted to food and agriculture, the source of a quarter of global emissions.
