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Explainer: Climate change: what are the economic stakes?

COP26 · 6:50 AM UTC

COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world's best last chance to cap global warming at the 1.5-2 degrees Celsius upper limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Americas
Hurricane Rick unleashes rain on slow path towards Mexican coast near Acapulco
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Climate inaction costlier than net zero transition: Reuters poll
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Key moments from decades of climate conferences
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Shipping drifts off net-zero course without carbon levy -study
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Carbon needs to cost at least $100/tonne now to reach net zero by 2050: Reuters poll
Asia Pacific
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks

Talking Points

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Scientists retired one of two known living white rhinos from a breeding program to save the species from extinction… California and the Hoopa Valley Tribe are working to preserve the Chinook salmon and a way of life… And Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban thinks the EU’s plans to tackle climate change are a ‘utopian fantasy’ 

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Australia's cabinet to review deal on net zero emissions target -sources
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Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060
United States
Mudslides, power outages as storm drenches burn-scarred California
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Prince Charles says "dangerously narrow window" to accelerate climate action
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Guilt, grief and anxiety as young people fear for climate's future
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'Fridays for Future' activists in Bern demand climate strike ahead of COP26
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China says it must consider food and energy security when curbing emissions
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South Africa to call on rich nations to do more at COP26
Europe
Spain vows to speed up aid to volcano-hit La Palma
Americas
Tropical Storm Rick strengthens into hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical Storm Rick strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to gain force throughout the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Energy
Japan aims for 36-38% of energy to come from renewables by 2030