What went down at Cop26?

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The COP26 Summit, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last month brought together people from all over the world. And everyone had stories of how climate change is already affecting their lives. But, did the conference accomplish what it set out to do? Al ...  Show more

This week we discuss the chaotic events surrounding the botched reform of the parliamentary standards committee. We look at why No 10 was so eager to save disgraced MP Owen Paterson and where the row goes next. 

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The COP26 climate summit concluded in Glasgow on Saturday. Despite an agreement being reached, many people on the continent have asked whether it delivers enough for Africa. The next round of negotiations will take place next year at COP27 in Egypt. So, how should Africa’s enviro ...  Show more

What now for the world? Governments have reached a climate deal which gets us closer to holding temperatures rises to 1.5C. But a last-ditch effort from India and China to water down pledges to phase out coal has led some to consider COP26 a failure. Yes, COP26 could have achieve ...  Show more