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Climate talks test global resolve on warming, negotiators tasked with reigniting momentum
•It will also be a chance to test the resolve of nations facing a catalogue of crises, including escalating climate impacts, geopolitical tensions, bloodshed in Ukraine and the threat of a devastating global food crisis
Glasgow Climate Pact: Five things you need to know about the UN COP26 deal
•From phasing out coal to carbon market loopholes, here are the highlights of the finally signed Glasgow Climate Pact, which brought together 197 countries in a fight against climate change
From protests to historic promises: Highlights from the COP26 summit we won't forget
Fp Staff •Whether the COP26 summit in Glasgow was a failure or success only time will tell. However, the summit, which saw over 120 world leaders gather to discuss climate change and its adverse effects, really captured the attention of the world
Fear of impending environmental doom causing 'climate anxiety' among youth activists around the world
•When young people articulate their fears to adults such as teachers, often they find their feels are "invalidated", said clinical psychologist Garret Barnwell.
COP26: ‘Everything is at stake’ as world gathers for climate talks in Glasgow
•Climate change is fueling heat waves, flooding, drought and nastier tropical cyclones. Extreme weather also costs the globe about $320 billion a year in economic losses, according to risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide
World leaders and UN to hold closed-door climate talks on the sidelines of the General Assembly
•UN representative said "It's not intended in any fashion to be a meeting in the shadows," but a way to facilitate frank dialogue "rather than pre-prepared statements or reverting to established positions."
US envoy for climate John Kerry to visit India on 12 Sept; clean energy tops agenda
•COP26, supposed to take place in Glasgow this year, has been postponed to 2021 because of coronavirus
•Another summit on preserving threatened species, that would've taken place in China has also been pushed to next year.
COP26 Glasgow will provide a global stage to exhibit Scotland's green innovation
•COP25 did not end well, with everyone reflecting on its failure to set rules to create a carbon market between countries.
COP25 commences: Earth has a few turning points to avoid climate catastrophe — this week is one of them
•Almost 200 world leaders have gathered in Madrid for climate talks which will determine the success of the Paris agreement.