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Climate activists – unable to get passes or tickets to enter the main COP26 venues – find other ways to have a voice during the talks

Advertising hoardings and stalls from fossil fuel giants were unmissable as attendees meandered their way through the sprawling campus

China hit back Wednesday against criticism by US President Joe Biden, who had accused Beijing of not showing leadership after President Xi Jinping skipped the make-or-break COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow.

Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China's share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday.

Global CO2 emissions fell by 5.4 per cent during 2020 because of the pandemic, but they are estimated to have risen by 4.9 per cent this year

Emissions from coal and gas are set to rise to above-2019 levels in 2021, but pollution from oil remains below its pre-pandemic levels, according to the team from the University of Exeter.

Pope Francis sent a message to the COP26 Climate Conference in which he compared the effects of climate change to those of World War II.

Lyndlin Moma, director of advocacy of the 'Laudato Sí Movement', calls on world leaders at the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference to embrace an ...

Voters in the US state of Virginia elected a Republican governor. It's seen as an alarming sign for President Biden & his fellow Democrats ahead of the 2022 mid-term elections. Plus, US kids ages 5-11 now eligible for COVID-19 shots.

A supplementary budget, personnel changes and next year's Upper House election are set to hold the prime minister's attention in the coming months.