COP26

Most recent stories in COP26

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  Game theory says the Paris Agreement looks like a winner for the climate

  Quartz - Lila MacLellan

  One of game theory’s classic dilemmas is called the stag hunt. In this scenario, two hunters are out in the woods. Both agree to shoot a deer together. If they cooperate, they may go home with the prize stag. It’s a gamble, but a big reward. Yet they face a choice. Either hunter can choose to trap …

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  Walmart and IKEA are among the 243 most ambitious companies on reducing emissions

  Quartz - Amanda Shendruk

  There is justified wariness when corporations make bold emissions reduction commitments: targets are easy to announce, pledges are a dime-a-dozen, and effective action is difficult to assess. The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is trying to sort the talk from the action. The organization …

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  What is slowing India’s transition to renewable energy?

  Quartz - Mimansa Verma

  India must overhaul its existing power distribution framework if it is to achieve the climate goals it set for 2030 at COP26 last month. These targets include lowering emissions by a billion tons, meeting 50% of the country’s energy needs through renewable sources, and reducing the economy’s carbon …

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  India’s knee-jerk reactions every winter expose its inability to deal with Delhi’s toxic air crisis

  Quartz - Niharika Sharma

  On Nov. 25, Delhi’s air quality stood at “very poor.” People were inhaling 171 micrograms of toxic particles per cubic meter of air when 25 is the World Health Organization-designated “safe level”. Not surprising then that watery eyes and sore throats are common. Yet, this was an improvement. On …

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  Four charts that show why China fought hard for coal at COP26

  Quartz - Aurora Almendral

  China kept a low profile for much of the two-week climate summit in Glasgow, but in the final hours fought hard along with India to dilute the wording around coal in the Glasgow Pact. The two countries demanded a change in a key line in the final text of the pact, from phasing-out coal, to …

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  Is the Paris Climate Agreement legally binding?

  Quartz - Lila MacLellan

  One question has long dogged the Paris Agreement, the 27-page accord that set the terms for this month’s climate negotiations at COP26: Is it legally binding? The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is unequivocal by describing the 2015 Paris Agreement as a “legally binding international …