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Guterres stresses emissions, finance gaps still major barriers to 1.5C

11 November 2021

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the COP26 summit that much work remains to be done to fill the emissions gap and the finance and adaptation gap, despite welcoming the agreements on forests, methane and coal made so far.

China’s coal pledge threatens 43 GW of planned capacity in Asia

11 November 2021

Up to two-thirds of the world’s planned coal-fired power plants could be shelved if China follows through on its recent pledge not to build new coal projects abroad.

OIL’s profit doubles in Q3

11 November 2021

State-run Oil India Ltd’s (OIL) profit more than doubled in the third quarter of this year, owing to both a surge in crude prices as well as stronger oil and gas production.

ExxonMobil reaches FID on Chinese petchem project

11 November 2021

US super-major ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision (FID) on a multi-billion dollar petrochemical project in southern China.

China, US announce surprise climate agreement

11 November 2021

China and the US have agreed to work together to combat climate change and to prevent global warming.

Climate change ‘destroying honey production in Kyrgyzstan’

11 November 2021

Disappearing glaciers leading to a loss of meltwater, leaving beekeepers high and dry.

Uzbekistan tells COP26 it aims to cut emissions by 35% within decade

11 November 2021

Deputy PM says climate in Central Asia changing twice as fast as in other regions due to the drying up of the Aral Sea.