Yes, but barely. The UN climate summit delivered on its primary goal of keeping alive the Paris Agreement’s aim to limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) above preindustrial levels. Nations agreed on ...

COP26 ends in Glasgow: good progress but more needs to be done From 31 October to 13 November, world leaders met in Glasgow, UK, at the climate change summit - COP26. But what does COP26 stand for and ...

The most recent UN climate summit—the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26)—was widely billed as a critical event for securing meaningful commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Experts ...

The United Nations climate summit known as COP26 took some steps forward in the global effort to rapidly limit dangerous levels of warming, but not nearly enough or fast enough, say Catholic groups ...

Climate talks hosted by the United Nations in Scotland went into overtime. Here are some key facts. By Lisa Friedman Lisa Friedman has spent more than a decade covering global climate negotiations.

Across 25 UN climate conferences since 1995, only twice have more than 110 world leaders joined the fray to confront the spectre of global warming. As they do so again Monday in Glasgow, an unspoken ...

The momentous and much-anticipated 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), intended to run for two weeks, ended on 13 November, 24 hours later than scheduled. There were ...

World leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26 over the next two weeks. Here's everything you need to know. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that.

With the world’s leaders gathered at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, over the next few days, there are hopes that governments and industries will commit to more ...