COP26
Rishi Sunak reportedly ready to drop £11.6bn climate and nature pledge
Rishi Sunak’s promise to meet an £11.6 billion climate and nature pledge looks set be missed, according to a leaked internal memo.
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![‘Climate is not a middle-class issue, it’s an everyone issue’](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13129315.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak climate plans branded 'not good enough' by Greenpeace](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16098571.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak climate plans branded 'not good enough' by Greenpeace](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16098571.jpg)
![COP26 in Glasgow, 2021](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16110853.jpg)
![COP26 in Glasgow, 2021](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16110853.jpg)
![Sunak denies COP27 dodge is 'massive failure of leadership'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16096904.jpg)
![Sunak denies COP27 dodge is 'massive failure of leadership'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16096904.jpg)
![Scottish Greens' Lorna Slater 'didn't want to work every day' at COP26](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13383208.jpg)
![Scottish Greens' Lorna Slater 'didn't want to work every day' at COP26](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13383208.jpg)
![Drones were banned over Glasgow during Cop26](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13079118.jpg)
![Drones were banned over Glasgow during Cop26](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13079118.jpg)
![Thousands of COP26 guests avoided pricey hotels thanks to generous Glaswegians](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13303253.jpg)
![Thousands of COP26 guests avoided pricey hotels thanks to generous Glaswegians](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13303253.jpg)
![Police on Renfield Street during an Extinction Rebellion protest in Glasgow during the Cop26 summit. Picture date: Wednesday November 3, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Cop26 . Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13174040.jpg)
![Police on Renfield Street during an Extinction Rebellion protest in Glasgow during the Cop26 summit. Picture date: Wednesday November 3, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Cop26 . Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13174040.jpg)
![Edinburgh is the only city in Scotland to be named on CDP’s 2021 Cities A List.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13158700.jpg)
![Edinburgh is the only city in Scotland to be named on CDP’s 2021 Cities A List.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13158700.jpg)
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![Glasgow road openings in full as Clyde Expressway and M8 closures come to an end](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13201874.jpg)
![Glasgow road openings in full as Clyde Expressway and M8 closures come to an end](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13201874.jpg)
TRAVEL
![Greta Thunberg said the climate deal reached by world leaders in Glasgow was “very vague”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13179471.jpg)
![Greta Thunberg said the climate deal reached by world leaders in Glasgow was “very vague”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13179471.jpg)
![Boris Johnson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13202317.jpg)
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Updated
![COP26 president Alok Sharma was left disappointed by the last-minute change over fossil fuels](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13200769.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma was left disappointed by the last-minute change over fossil fuels](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13200769.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13200606.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13200606.jpg)
![Calls have been made for both UK and Scottish governments to set a date for ending demand for oil and gas](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13063938.jpg)
![Calls have been made for both UK and Scottish governments to set a date for ending demand for oil and gas](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13063938.jpg)
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![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13156502.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13156502.jpg)
![Countries debate climate deal as Cop26 conference continues in extra time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13199862.jpg)
![Countries debate climate deal as Cop26 conference continues in extra time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13199862.jpg)
![Talks at COP26 have continued after leaders failed to agree a deal on time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13156495.jpg)
![Talks at COP26 have continued after leaders failed to agree a deal on time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13156495.jpg)
![Extinction Rebellion conduct Cop26 funeral over summits 'failure and stupidity'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13199671.jpg)
![Extinction Rebellion conduct Cop26 funeral over summits 'failure and stupidity'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13199671.jpg)
![Council suggests Cop26 lead to 30 per cent traffic reduction](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13199481.jpg)
![Council suggests Cop26 lead to 30 per cent traffic reduction](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13199481.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon repeats call for Boris Johnson to return to Glasgow and take control of Cop26 agreement](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13199462.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon repeats call for Boris Johnson to return to Glasgow and take control of Cop26 agreement](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13199462.jpg)
![The latest draft was published more than 13 hours after the UN climate summit in Glasgow was due to have finished](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13199347.jpg)
![The latest draft was published more than 13 hours after the UN climate summit in Glasgow was due to have finished](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13199347.jpg)
![COP26 LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon calls on Boris Johnson to return on final day](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13155779.jpg)
![COP26 LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon calls on Boris Johnson to return on final day](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13155779.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon said she is considering joining the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13194378.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon said she is considering joining the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13194378.jpg)
![Negotiations are continuing at COP26](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13156495.jpg)
![Negotiations are continuing at COP26](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13156495.jpg)
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![Cop26: Top 10 bizzare moments of the Glasgow climate talks ranked](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13194878.jpg)
RANKED
![COP26: Fossil fuel pledges 'critically weakened' as talks enter final phase](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13063938.jpg)
![COP26: Fossil fuel pledges 'critically weakened' as talks enter final phase](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13063938.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon is urging Boris Johnson to return to Glasgow to help drive a deal at COP26 'over the line'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10494748.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon is urging Boris Johnson to return to Glasgow to help drive a deal at COP26 'over the line'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10494748.jpg)
![COP26: Sturgeon tells world leaders and negotiators 'don't fail'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13189109.jpg)
![COP26: Sturgeon tells world leaders and negotiators 'don't fail'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13189109.jpg)
![Glasgow road closures in full as COP26 closures end tomorrow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13197666.jpg)
![Glasgow road closures in full as COP26 closures end tomorrow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13197666.jpg)
![Hundreds of delegates stage walk-out at COP26](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13197767.jpg)
![Hundreds of delegates stage walk-out at COP26](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13197767.jpg)
![Meet the new star of COP26 — step forward 'The Scottish Cringe'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13157832.jpg)
![Meet the new star of COP26 — step forward 'The Scottish Cringe'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13157832.jpg)
NEWSLETTER
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DEAR GREEN PLACE
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![Eight arrested on penultimate day of COP26 as protesters target Glasgow buildings](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13195111.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon meets the world's press](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13194636.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon meets the world's press](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13194636.jpg)
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LAST CHANCE
![COP26 LIVE as negotiations enter final 48 hours](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13155779.jpg)
![COP26 LIVE as negotiations enter final 48 hours](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13155779.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13194391.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13194391.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland could join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance 'in the not too distant future'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13194378.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland could join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance 'in the not too distant future'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13194378.jpg)
![Activists stage die-in protest outside Cop26 venue on Remembrance Day](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13193899.jpg)
![Activists stage die-in protest outside Cop26 venue on Remembrance Day](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13193899.jpg)
![Images: Scientist Rebellion](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13193384.jpg)
![Images: Scientist Rebellion](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13193384.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13053947.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13053947.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13156502.jpg)
![COP26 president Alok Sharma](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13156502.jpg)
![COP26: Nicola Sturgeon takes Scotland's climate justice funding up to £36m](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13153417.jpg)
![COP26: Nicola Sturgeon takes Scotland's climate justice funding up to £36m](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13153417.jpg)
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!['Core' of Glasgow city centre to go car free by 2027 says council leader](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8139861.jpg)
!['Core' of Glasgow city centre to go car free by 2027 says council leader](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8139861.jpg)
Updated
![Philip Braat, Glasgow's lord provost said there was 'no excuse' for littering](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13153622.jpg)
![Philip Braat, Glasgow's lord provost said there was 'no excuse' for littering](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13153622.jpg)
![COP26 LIVE as Boris Johnson returns to Glasgow summit today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13155779.jpg)
![COP26 LIVE as Boris Johnson returns to Glasgow summit today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13155779.jpg)
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