The Latest Breaking News from Cop26

Boris Johnson expected to hand peerages to 4 Tory MPs in resignation list OLD

Outgoing Cop26 president Alok Sharma reported to be among about 20 nominees – alongside very youthful aides

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Cop27 gets off to delayed start after tussle over agenda for talks

Contentious opening to UN climate conference as delegates struggle to reach agreement on discussion of loss and damage

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Windfall tax must change in face of ‘excessive’ oil profits, Alok Sharma says

Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Extreme heat ‘wake-up call for everyone’ in UK, says Cop26 president Alok Sharma

The Cabinet Office minister said climate change had to be dealt with.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Tuesday briefing: Why the next PM will offer net zero on climate

In today’s newsletter: As the Tory leadership contest heats up, environment correspondent Fiona Harvey walks us through where candidates stand on the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

Tory leadership contenders 'not taking climate crisis seriously' as temperatures soar

The Tory leadership hopefuls have been giving mixed messaging on the climate crisis and whether they would stick to current net zero targets

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2022

Alok Sharma hints he could quit if new PM is ‘weak’ on net zero agenda

The Cop26 president said the next Tory leader must be committed to tackling climate change.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

The Tory green consensus is breaking – this leadership contest could spell the end of net zero

The party’s climate-sceptic right wing is succeeding in its campaign to push candidates away from climate pledges, says Guardian environment reporter Helena Horton

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas

Ministers from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Ukraine war: COP26, IEA heads warn of digging in on fossil fuels

Alok Sharma and Fatih Birol say they are hopeful the global hydrocarbon crisis could spur a transition to green energy.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2022