The Independent - November 02, 2021

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November 02, 2021

India's billion tonne pledge puts summit back on track

India’s pledge to slash carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes has lifted some of the gloom over Cop26, experts say, after it opened to stark warnings of the terrible price of climate failure.

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Humanity is on the brink... time for some Bond gags

What will the children of tomorrow think when they look back on Cop26 in Glasgow? That, apparently, is what everybody wants to know. What will they make of what we did?

4 mins

PM to fly home from Cop26 as train will ‘take too long

Boris Johnson will fly back to London from the Cop26 summit, despite pleading with fellow leaders to act now to save the planet.

3 mins

Thunberg joins other young climate activists at Cop26

Young climate activists from across the world took to the streets of Glasgow yesterday to demand faster action from world leaders arriving at the Cop26 climate summit.

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Pledge to stop deforestation by 2030 met with concern

More than 100 national leaders will make a promise during the Cop26 summit to stop deforestation and begin restoring the world’s forests by 2030, the UK government has said.

3 mins

Climate Wake-Up Call: Biden Appears To Nap At Cop26

US president Joe Biden was accused of falling asleep during the opening sessions at the Cop26 climate summit yesterday.

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CNN's Wolf Blitzer mocked for mixing up Scottish cities

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer has found himself on the wrong side of some Scots after tweeting that Cop26 was happening in Edinburgh, instead of Glasgow. Appearing to confuse Scotland’s two biggest cities yesterday, Mr Blitzer tweeted an image of himself in front of Edinburgh Castle, where he said Cop26 was happening.

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Is corruption eating away at the heart of government?

It seems entirely appropriate that a former master spy should have been placed in charge of overseeing the conduct of ministers and senior civil servants, figures who, with the best will in the world, could often be described as wily.

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