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Understanding the Hydrogen Powered Economy and its sticking points.

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By Kavinda Ratnapala The promise of hydrogen in discussions of industrial transport is not new. Going beyond a mere promise,...

Alok Sharma says ‘we achieved what we wanted’ at climate summit

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(CU)_There has been mixed responses from the global community regarding the outcome of this year's Conference of the Parties,...
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COP26, both a triumph and a disaster?

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(CU)_The landmark UN climate summit (COP26), concluded in Glasgow earlier this month, with some describing the event as both...

Australia’s ‘deep betrayal’ of the Pacific

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(CU)_In his closing remarks at the UN climate summit, British cabinet minister and COP26 President Alok Sharma, conveyed his...

World is 9% closer to Paris goal -on one condition

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(CU)_As UN climate talks in Glasgow enter their final days, the possibility of reaching a deal slashing greenhouse gas...

1.5°C goal on ‘life support’

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(CU)_Since the beginning of last week, state leaders, policy makers, business magnates and climate experts have been holding host...

Scientists attending summit relieved things have started to move but concerns remain

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(CU)_Over the recent past climate experts have published report after report, cautioning the international community of the dire consequences...

The disappointing composition of COP26 delegates

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(CU)_The much anticipated UN climate summit is currently underway in Glasgow, where global leaders, policy makers, climate experts, environmental...

Major methane emitter snubs ‘game-changing’ commitment

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(CU)_As the international community races against the clock to slash their greenhouse gas emissions in order to tackle the...

Carbon Market CEO rejects claims that COP26 has fallen short of expectations

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(CU)_More than 20,000 delegates from across the globe, including world leaders, policy makers, climate activists and business leaders are...

UK announces world’s first transnational solar grid plan with fellow commonwealth member

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GLASGOW (CU)_Over the recent months, India has been a global leaders in generating renewable energy, as the South Asian...

An ambitious target to halt financing for fossil fuel projects abroad

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GLASGOW (CU)_In another major achievement at this year's climate summit in Glasgow, more than 20 countries and financial institutions...

London to become the world’s first ‘net zero finance centre’

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GLASGOW (CU)_In April this year, the UNFCCC Climate Action Champions, the UN Race to Zero campaign and the 2021...

All is not lost in efforts to ‘consign coal to history’

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GLASGOW (CU)_The goal of “consigning coal to history” was expected to be one of major focus areas of this...

Canadian PM vows to present more ambitious targets

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GLASGOW (CU)_The government of Canada, which continues to aim for deeper reductions in the country's greenhouse gas emissions, has...

‘I do not underestimate the challenge’, COP26 president says in opening address

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GLASGOW (CU)_Heavy rain poured down on the Scottish city of Glasgow, on the first day of the much anticipated...

PM Johnson’s blunt admission following G20 meeting

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LONDON (CU)_Leaders of the G20 industrialised nations met in Rome over the weekend in order to the global economic...

Glasgow Glacier to mark Scotland’s hosting of climate summit

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LONDON (CU)_The much anticipated Conference of the Parties this year, which will be hosted by the United Kingdom in...

Hundreds of church bells raise the alarm on the climate crisis

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LONDON (CU)_The much anticipated UN climate summit is set to begin on Sunday (31 October), bringing together an estimated...

We have the choice of a ‘wilder’ future, COP26 People’s Advocate says

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(CU)_Slashing greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to well below 2°C is at the heart of...

Commonwealth chief calls on world leaders to come to the table with ‘highest possible ambition’

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(CU)_At the upcoming climate conference Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will advocate for the interests of the association's 54 member...

A pledge to halve carbon emissions by 2030?

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(CU)_Back in 2015, the government of New Zealand pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 39 per cent...

COP26 failure could lead to ‘very difficult’ geopolitical events

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(CU)_Ahead of the UN climate summit scheduled to be held in Glasgow, the leaders from the G20 industrialised nations...

Canada’s road to net zero will cost a year’s GDP, but it’s attainable

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TORONTO (CU)_The largest bank in Canada recently published a report which pegged the cost of transitioning the country's economy...

UK admits defeat already?

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LONDON (CU)_One of the key targets set out for COP26, by conference president Alok Sharma, is to “consign coal...

UNGA President and Maldivian Foreign Minister says ‘we’re on the edge of the cliff’

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(CU)_The issue of climate change has become a critical challenge to Small Island Developing States, which are identified to...

Australian PM heads to Glasgow with a net zero commitment but no game plan

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CANBERRA (CU)_Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison departed for Rome on Thursday (28 October), to attend the G20 meeting before...

President Kenyatta to lead talks on Africa’s role in tackling the climate crisis

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(CU)_Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead talks on the crucial role played by the African continent in tackling the...

UN development chief’s advice to UK to make climate summit a success

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(CU)_It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a major economic downturn across the globe, having particularly grave...

Ngā Kāinga Anamata housing project in spotlight at COP26

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AUCKLAND (CU)_In September this year, New Zealand's Crown agency on homes and communities, Kāinga Ora, announced plans for its...

Ahead of his departure to Glasgow PM fine-tunes India’s strategy

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NEW DELHI (CU)_Over the recent months climate experts and environmental campaigners, including US climate change envoy John Kerry, have...

Royals bring more than glitz and glamour to COP26

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LONDON (CU)_ A couple of weeks ago, Prince William made headlines when he slammed two of the world’s richest...

PM Johnson ‘very worried’ ahead of climate summit

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LONDON (CU)_Last week, the Kremlin revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the COP26 scheduled to...

Commonwealth nation vows to lobby for developing countries

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PRETORIA (CU)_Climate finance is expected to be one of the critical and controversial subjects of discussion at the COP26...

‘Net zero, not absolute zero’: Australia’s hopes pinned on technologies that don’t yet exist

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CANBERRA (CU)_Just a few days before flying to Glasgow for the long-awaited UN climate summit (COP26), Australian Prime Minister...

John Kerry says… Clean energy collaboration central to US-India relationship!

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NEW DELHI (CU)_As many countries across the globe have pledged to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, there...

Samoan PM calls on fellow Commonwealth member to return to the ‘climate financing table’

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CANBERRA (CU)_With just a few more weeks left until world leaders come together to launch a joint plan to...

Former Bank of Canada governor under fire

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OTTAWA (CU)_During the weeks leading up to the twentieth-September election, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney campaigned for...

COP26 host’s plans to become fossil fuel-free

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LONDON (CU)_Over the past few months, energy firms in the United Kingdom reached a breaking point as the consistent...

Major economies to support South Africa at COP26

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(CU)_Coal is considered to be one of the most polluting fossil fuels and therefore phasing it out is considered...