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As it happened: Main talking points from COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

Activists protesting in Glasgow ahead of today's agreement at COP26

COP26 agrees climate deal, 'disappointment' over coal

The Conference of Parties COP26 climate talks have agreed to get countries to strengthen their emissions-cutting targets for 2030 by the end of next year in a bid to limit dangerous warming.

World • 14 Nov 21

The deadlock pushed the two-week COP26 past its scheduled end at 6pm today

UK hopes to close COP26 climate summit tomorrow

COP26 climate negotiators have entered an all-night session of talks in Glasgow, with the meeting's UK presidency targeting a global deal later than planned tomorrow.

Climate Change • 12 Nov 21

Attendees in the Blue Zone during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow

Young people sum up COP26 in one word

As COP26 comes to a close this weekend, we spoke to some people both inside and outside the conference after two weeks of the climate change conference, and asked them to sum it up in one word.

World • 12 Nov 21

Travelling by ferry to Scotland was always going to take longer than flying

Bus, train, ferry - getting to COP26 without flying

Prime Time got the ferry to Scotland for COP26. But the 12-hour journey underlines the difficultly we all face when it comes to reducing our carbon emissions, explains Miriam O'Callaghan.

Prime Time • 15 Nov 21

Cox is critical of the efforts of world leaders to tackle climate change

Succession star: 'Without climate, there's no economy'

Succession star Brian Cox has said that the choice between tackling climate change and the economy is a "no brainer".

Prime Time • 11 Nov 21

John Kerry said if young people feel they are being left out 'we need to do more'

John Kerry tells youth activists their voice matters

"Your voices are being heard, I really believe that, sorry you don't feel that" – that was the message US Special Envoy on Climate John Kerry had for a group of young climate activists he met with privately at COP26, in a meeting convened with the help of an Irish student.

Climate • 11 Nov 21

The 'Make Big Polluters Pay' campaign is one of a number of groups from Africa that say the conference has excluded voices of those from the global south or MAPA (Most Affected People and Areas)

'Our voices are not heard at COP' - African campaigners

People from African nations who are most affected by the impacts of climate change are having their voices heard in the halls of COP26 as crunch time for a deal begins, but there are concerns that some groups are being frozen out.

Climate Change • 11 Nov 21

Minister Eamon Ryan (fourth from right) signed Ireland up to the alliance at the COP26 summit

Ireland commits to phasing out oil and gas production

Ireland is one of a handful of nations committed to phasing out oil and gas production at the COP26 summit in what organisers Denmark and Costa Rica hope will inspire a global movement towards ending fossil fuels.

Cop26 • 11 Nov 21

Xie Zhenhua made the surprise announcement at COP26 in Glasgow today

China, US in new joint plan to tackle climate change

China and the United States have announced a joint initiative to deliver enhanced climate action, Beijing's longtime climate envoy told the COP26 summit in Glasgow today.

Cop26 • 10 Nov 21

A woman uses her phone along a glass wall with the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters in the background on a polluted day in Beijing

China plans to go green - just not yet

Without a dramatic change of course from China, the target to keep global warming to 1.5C is nothing but hot air, writes Yvonne Murray in Taipei

Cop26 • 09 Nov 21

Malawi has been badly affected by drought

'Show us the money' - COP26 told adaptation needs funds

The second goal of COP26 is "adapt to protect communities and natural habitats", with this aim coming second only to the tagline of 'keep 1.5 degrees alive'. Today was a day dedicated to Adaptation, Loss and Damage.

Cop26 • 08 Nov 21

New promises at Glasgow climate talks

As COP26 begins its second week of meetings, here are the pledges made so far.

Climate Change • 08 Nov 21

View of used clothes discarded in the Atacama desert

Fast fashion leftovers dumped in Chilean desert

A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas jumpers and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

Climate Change • 08 Nov 21

Protesters in Glasgow call for climate action

Trade-off between economic growth and climate action?

Greta Thunberg famously asked "how dare you?" in a speech in 2019. The emotional question was followed by "we are at the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth".

Climate Change • 08 Nov 21

Barack Obama said the world needed to 'step up' its emissions-cutting pledges

Most countries 'have failed' on Paris pledges - Obama

Former US president Barack Obama has said "most countries have failed" to live up to promises they made in the Paris climate deal as he addressed attendees at the COP26 summit.

Climate Change • 08 Nov 21

Protesters take part in a rally organised by the Cop26 Coalition in Glasgow

Climate protesters hit Glasgow streets

Tens of thousands of protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow today as part of worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a failure of crunch UN climate talks to act fast enough to tame global warming.

Climate Change • 06 Nov 21

Cuppa at COP26: Focus on youth and public empowerment

Day five of COP26 will focus on Youth and Public Empowerment. Young climate leaders around the world will take to the stage. Ineza Umuhoza Grace from the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition says negotiators are still not hearing concerns from those in the most affected areas as week one of negotiations

Climate • 05 Nov 21

Gretta Thunberg described COP26 talks as 'a two-week long celebration of business as usual and 'blah, blah, blah'

Thunberg says COP26 a 'failure' as youth demand action

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg has branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a "failure" during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding swifter action from leaders to address the emergency.

World • 05 Nov 21

LA mayor tests positive for Covid after COP26 breakfast

The Mayor of Los Angeles has tested positive for coronavirus a day after attending a breakfast with a host of world leaders.

Coronavirus • 04 Nov 21

18 countries have committed to phase out and/or not build or invest in new coal power for the first time

Push to end coal use announced at COP26

Forty-six countries have agreed to end coal power after 250 years, but concerns have been raised about the absence of major polluters in the move.

Climate Change • 04 Nov 21

The Department of Agriculture said it is working on the backlog

Forestry group holds Dáil protest over licensing delays

A newly formed group of people representing the forestry industry has protested outside the Dáil, over what it described as a "licensing scandal".

Politics • 03 Nov 21

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf says that climate change needs action from the financial sector

Central Bank's pledge on climate change action

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has written to the chairs and CEOs of regulated financial companies to remind them of their obligations around climate change.

Business • 03 Nov 21

COP26 President of Alok Sharma recommitted to delivering on that $100bn as one of the key aims of this summit

Cuppa at COP26: Focus on financial support

Day three of COP26 will be focused on finance, and in particular how developing countries or those most impacted by climate change will be supported financially.

Environment • 03 Nov 21

Can Ireland keep Micheál Martin's COP26 promises?

The Taoiseach told COP26 in Glasgow that Ireland was ready to play its part. But the public has heard political ambition before, explains Rita O'Reilly. Will it actually come to pass?

Prime Time • 02 Nov 21