Glasgow

List of announcements: Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day, 11 November The UK today pledged £27.5m of new funding for the new Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP) to support cities targeting net zero. The programme, funded…

Background A rapid global transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEV) is vital to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Road transport accounts for over 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the total emissions are rising…

The COP26 Health Programme has been developed and delivered by the UK government as the Presidency of COP26, with its partners including the World Health Organization (WHO), Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), the UNFCCC Climate…

We the undersigned, representing over 100 organisations across 35 economies, have gathered here at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26), in Glasgow, United Kingdom, to launch the Adaptation Research Alliance…

5 minute read Alok Sharma’s remarks at the COP26 Closing Plenary. Dear Friends, After two years of incredibly hard work we have our Glasgow Climate Pact. This is down to…

COP26 ends with global agreement to accelerate action on climate this decadeTwo weeks of intense negotiations finally complete the Paris Rulebook For the first time COP agrees position on phasing down unabated coal powerThe Glasgow…

5 minute read Alok Sharma addresses media as COP26 concludes. I am very pleased to say that we now have in place the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed amongst all the Parties here. I…