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Sharma urges government to ‘follow through’ on climate commitments in run up to COP27
COP26 lead Alok Sharma has urged the government to 'follow through' on its current net-zero target in the face of comments the UK is backsliding on its commitments
COP26 unit to be cut by a third, Alok Sharma tells peers
The Cabinet Office team working on the COP26 agenda is to be cut by approximately one third, Alok Sharma has told peers
‘Walk the talk’ after COP26, say government climate advisers
In a stocktake of the COP26 climate talks, the Climate Change Committee has called on the government to reinvigorate the domestic climate agenda and continue to engage internationally
COP26: Boris Johnson ‘frustrated’ at watered down coal pledge
Prime minister Boris Johnson has spoken of his frustration that a pledge to phase out coal was downgraded after an eleventh hour intervention by India and China
Johnson 'mulls resurrection of climate department'
The defunct Department for Energy and Climate Change could effectively rise from the grave under plans being discussed to give COP26 president Alok Sharma a new job, according to reports
COP26: UN talks run to the wire as tensions spill over
With the crunch climate talks in Glasgow now expected to on beyond this evening's official deadline, negotiations on key issues to implement the Paris Agreement and drive up ambition have reached crunch point and will inevitably result in compromises and tradeoffs, according to observers.
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What do the COP26 outcomes mean for UK business?
COP26 has been hailed as both a success and a failure but regardless of what position is taken, the global conference's outcomes will have a number of short and medium term implications for business, experts tell Isabella Kaminski
Glasgow Climate Pact: 10 things you need to know
A last-minute quibble stymied an agreement to phase out coal power, though a global carbon market is being established and the vast majority of the world’s economy is now committed to net zero. Here’s what you need to know