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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

And it sees countries back a "phase down" of unabated coal power, after a dramatic 11th hour intervention from India on the conference floor saw the initial "phase out" phrasing weakened. Polluters have been put on notice.

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

At the UN's recent COP 26, over 140 world leaders promised to end deforestation by 2030, pledging over $19bn to do so. The forest is our home; when we leave the forest or if the forest dies, we shall die. To limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 We are the people of the forest." - Pygmy elder. However, the problems don't end there.