COP26: Inside the science

Researchers attending the meeting spoke to Nature about how they’re contributing to the global fight against climate change.

The Glasgow Climate Pact is a step forward, researchers say, but efforts to decarbonize are not enough to limit global temperature rises to 2 °C.

Scientists are among hundreds of demonstrators at the COP26 climate conference — and want more to join them.

Nature's team on the ground at COP26, reflect on their experience of the pivotal climate conference

Scientists are divided as COP26 reaches its crucial final day

What if we thought of a warming Earth as a sick patient?

Scientists who worked on the original UN climate convention doubt that COP26 will deliver for low income countries.

What is the most promising carbon capture tech and is it safe?

Nations have promised to end deforestation, curb methane emissions and stop public investment in coal power. Researchers warn that the real work of COP26 is yet to come.

India’s 2070 goal could help limit global warming to 1.5 °C, say researchers — but it will require the nation to juggle steep emissions cuts with lifting a significant proportion of its population out of poverty.

As the COP26 climate summit rolls along, the latest data underscore countries’ dangerous dependence on fossil fuels.

Journey to pivotal climate summit offers a glimpse into the hopes and fears of researchers travelling to the meeting.

Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what’s on the line.

A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate-science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetimes.

Poll shows that 80% of respondents are more concerned in the run-up to the COP26 climate meeting than they were ahead of the Paris conference 6 years ago.

At Glasgow’s COP26 summit, countries will argue for more money to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.

The world’s youth movements are following the science of climate change. It’s high time that world leaders did, too.

Behind the struggle to stop governments propping up the coal, oil and gas industries.