Forbes 2021 COP26 Conference Coverage

The COP26 international commitment to sell only zero-emission vehicles is a major turning point in transportation history, but policymakers must accelerate deployment through EV standards to to have a chance at stabilizing the climate.

US climate politics is increasingly local, immune from any Glasgow Effect. Biden’s climate vision is derailed by intra-party fights. Falling approval ratings, inflation, rising gas prices, and COVID undermine his bully pulpit. Can Democrats work together to deliver bold policy before the midterms?

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COP26 was a mixed bag of progress on some issues, disappointment on others, and a whole lot of pledges.

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Government leaders, policymakers, investors, companies, and sustainability advocates from around the world have emptied out of Glasgow, the site of the COP26 climate conference that wrapped up over the weekend.

From being “5-1 down to climate change” to climate talks being in a “rolling maul”, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sport on his mind during COP26, so it’s fitting that sport featured more heavily at this COP than ever before.

To address climate change, Dame Ellen MacArthur told the COP26 audience that the economy needs to serve society and nature. Countries & companies pledged trillions of dollars to pivot to net zero. We need new metrics and new thinking to do so — especially from women. Here's why.

After bitter negotiations, consensus was reached on an agreement that keeps the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement alive, but that dropped many of the most concrete proposals to make progress toward them.

Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger says the heavy-duty vehicle industry needs both options as quickly as possible.