In brief | 9 November '26
Bloomberg: EU close to deal to link UK carbon market after Brexit split
The European Union and the UK are in the final stages of a deal to link their emissions markets, a move that would boost liquidity and eventually save companies millions of euros in carbon border taxes.
Euronews: Europe risks entering its first ‘dunkelflaute’ of the year
Prolonged period of cool, cloudy and windless weather lets renewables output falter and sends energy prices soaring.
Reuters: COP31 summit leaders urge world to "move faster" on climate
As the annual meeting begins in Turkey on Monday, leaders of the COP31 climate summit urge the world to accelerate the fight against global warming while rising temperatures and an increasing number of climate-driven disasters threaten lives and the global economy.
Reuters: Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host country Turkey
Many farmers worldwide are forced to find their own way to cope with a changing climate rather than wait for countries to settle long-standing arguments at annual climate talks over who should finance adaptation.
Bloomberg: Global climate talks open with big questions, smaller goals
Climate negotiators from almost 200 countries will spend the next two weeks at an annual United Nations summit under a dark cloud of waning ambition to tackle rapidly rising global temperatures.
Euronews: ‘We will not lower our ambition’: Everything you need to know on day one of the COP31 climate talks
Dozens of leaders from across Europe and further afield will attend two weeks of crucial climate talks. All will arrive with their own agenda and priorities.
AP: UN climate talks start in the year of disasters, energy price shocks and fast rising temperatures
Three stories about climate change are playing out like popular movie genres as United Nations climate negotiations begin in Antalya.
Guardian: What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?
Its key temperature goal has been missed, but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progress.
World Meteorological Organization: State of the climate in 2026 gives new meaning to phrase “off the charts”
The year 2026 continues the protracted streak of exceptional global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels, with a very strong El Niño event set to unleash even more heat and extreme weather well into 2027, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).