Sunday's Headlines: Nations reach agreement to speed climate action, but world remains off target

After going dark on the climate stage, United States reclaims the leadership role at COP26 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, center, after a discussion with the Chinese delegation Saturday at the COP26 conference in Glasgow. (Robert Perry/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Nations reach agreement to speed climate action, but world remains off target After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries have agreed to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase out some fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. But the deal doesn't offer the transformative breakthrough scientists say must happen if humanity is to avert disastrous planetary warming. COP26 ●  By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   After going dark on the climate stage, United States reclaims the leadership role at COP26 By Steven Mufson and Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   The full text of the Glasgow climate pact, annotated By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Queen Elizabeth II sprains back, will miss first scheduled public appearance since hospitalization By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »   Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC poll finds By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Thousands of Afghan children and teenage refugees will soon be enrolled in America's public schools By Donna St. George ●  Read more »   Goodbye, city life. Green acres in Japan beckon as pandemic shifts priorities. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma ●  Read more »   Kids are living with climate catastrophe. That doesn't mean they believe in it. Perspective ●  Opinion by Katie Worth ●  Read more »   Covid misinformation spreads because so many Americans are awful at math Perspective ●  Opinion by James Surowiecki ●  Read more »   As one of the first White kids in a Black school, I learned not to fear history Perspective ●  By Woody Holton ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cops who don't get vaccinated betray our oath to protect Perspective ●  Opinion by Patrick Skinner ●  Read more »   In abandoning executive privilege, Biden rejects 200 years of history Opinion ●  Opinion by George J. Terwilliger III ●  Read more »   Republicans aren't ready for Trump-style 'fraud' claims in GOP primaries Perspective ●  Opinion by Douglas Heye ●  Read more »     More News For many ICU survivors and their families, life is never the same By Lenny Bernstein and Dan Keating ●  Read more »   Cuban government, dissidents head toward Monday confrontation By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Sam Huff | 1934–2021: Hall of Fame linebacker and longtime Washington broadcaster dies at 87 By Matt Schudel ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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