COP26: Everything to know about the climate change summit on 4 November

Three UN agencies have announced funding plans to improve weather forecasting in vulnerable countries. The move comes in response to more climate change-induced extreme weather.

The United Nations has launched a new finance mechanism aimed at saving African governments $11 billion in borrowing costs in the next five years, while fostering greener investments and sustainable development.

Some of the world's largest sporting organizations, including FIFA and the International Olympic Committee, have committed at COP26 to reach net zero by 2040.

US climate envoy John Kerry said yesterday at COP26 that current commitments on cutting carbon emissions meant the world had a 60% chance of capping a rise in the average temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, University of Melbourne research suggests pledges at COP26 would keep global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius, with India’s pledge making a significant difference. But experts, including COP26 President Alok Sharma, said more needed to be done to reach the 1.5 degree Celsius goal.

A new report suggests that global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rebound to near the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

British Prime Minister said yesterday at COP26 that while there was a 'long way to go' on tackling climate change, he was 'cautiously optimistic'.

The First Movers Coalition will launch officially today. You can watch it on the World Economic Forum website here.

Banks, insurers and investors with $130 trillion at their disposal agreed at COP26 to put combating climate change at the centre of their work.

It comes as COP26 delegates debate not only the extent of global pledges to cut emissions but also how to meet these goals, particularly in the developing world - and where the money will come from.

UN climate envoy Mark Carney, who assembled the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), put the figure needed at $100 trillion over the next three decades, and said the finance industry must find ways to raise private money to take the effort far beyond what states alone can do.

"The money is here - but that money needs net zero-aligned projects and (then) there's a way to turn this into a very, very powerful virtuous circle - and that's the challenge," the former Bank of England governor told the summit.

Around 190 countries and organizations are set to pledge today at COP26 to phase out coal-fuelled power generation and stop building new plants.

Signatories of the agreement would commit to shun investments in new coal plants at home and abroad, and phase out coal-fuelled power generation in the 2030s in richer countries, and the 2040s for poorer nations, the British government said.

"The end of coal is in sight. The world is moving in the right direction, standing ready to seal coal’s fate and embrace the environmental and economic benefits of building a future that is powered by clean energy," British business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said.

Poland, Viet Nam and Chile are among the countries involved, Reuters reports.