Paris Agreement

COP26 has already delivered a series of big wins for the global net zero transition, as well as some worrying setbacks

The international agreement that comes out of COP26 will not be ambitious enough, but it could still drive the real world progress that will slash fossil fuel demand over the coming years

But crucial draft documents suggest negotiations on climate finance, carbon markets, and loss and damage are still a long way from being resolved

China and Saudi Arabia accused of blocking tactics, as US and EU urged to take a bolder stance in pursuit of ambitious final agreement

Hundreds of thousands turn out on streets of Glasgow, but crunch talks at the Summit remain on a knife edge as diplomats wrestle with numerous outstanding issues

IEA estimates flurry of net zero commitments put 1.8C of warming within reach, but other projections are less optimistic and many contentious issues remain far from resolved as the Glasgow Summit nears its halfway point

Major analysis from SYSTEMIQ argues that rapid uptake of clean technologies could leave high carbon infrastructure stranded within a decade

Analysis from Lombard Odier Investment Managers suggests companies in MSCI World Index are currently aligned with global warming of 2.9C

Alok Sharma officially takes over mantle as COP26 President as he calls for 'ever increasing ambition' over the next decade