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COP29: A Climate Summit of Contradictions

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Environmental (Commonwealth Union)_ After 24 hours of extended negotiations, COP29 concluded in Azerbaijan with a landmark deal to triple...

A summary of the discussion at the climate summit in Egypt

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(Commonwealth Union)_Recently, the United Nations Climate Change conference was held in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Sharm-el-Sheikh, bringing together world leaders, business leaders...

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,...

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...

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...

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...
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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...

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...

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...

‘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...

Who are the potential candidates to pilot the $2bn programme?

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LONDON (CU)_Earlier this year, the president designate of the UN Climate Summit (COP26), Alok Sharma, emphasised the need to...

Who’s all set and ready to go for COP26?

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LONDON (CU)_With less than six months to go until the UN climate summit (COP26), in a show of support...

Preparations for UN climate talks to intensify next month

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LONDON (CU)_Preparations for the UN climate summit (COP26), scheduled to be held later this year, isset to intensify in...

Government denies reports on climate summit

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By Elishya Perera LONDON (CU)_The government of UK says that there are no plans to delay the UN climate summit...

US President Biden invites PM Modi to global climate summit

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WASHINGTON (CU)_US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to participate in...