As the COP26 climate summit enters its second, and final, week it’s emerged that the fossil fuel industry - emissions from which are causing global warming - has more delegates than any single country. It’s also been announced that the UK is pledging £290m to help poorer countries tackle the impact of climate change. This week will see the UK seeking an over-arching deal that it will hope to agree with all parties. The deal will need to tackle issues including cutting carbon emissions and money for countries to adapt to rising temperatures. And while there are representatives from different countries working on this, there are more delegates - 503 - associated with the fossil fuel industry said to lobby for oil and gas industries than from any country, according to Global Witness analysis shared with the BBC.
The campaign group criticises this alongside another organisation also involved in the research, which says those associated with the industry should be banned. However, the International Emissions Trading Association - one of the biggest groups attending - says there is a process of transition under way in line with its goal to find the most efficient market-based means of driving down emissions. Meanwhile, developing countries which have historically contributed very little to the damaging emissions, continue to call for financial help, arguing they are already suffering and will be worst affected by climate change. Representatives from around the world will discuss how to support these countries, but in the meantime the UK’s £290m pledge will go to help Asian and Pacific nations invest in climate action, improve conservation and promote low-carbon development, the government says.

The government continues to come under fire over allegations of "sleaze" after an investigation into Conservative MP Owen Paterson found he had broken Parliamentary rules on lobbying. The government wanted to change the standards body - a vote it won, then there was a U-turn following a backlash and Mr Paterson stood down. There were more stories over the weekend including Labour's Sir Keir Starmer accusing the prime minister of "corrupt and contemptible" behaviour to which Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government had been trying to give politicians under investigation the right to appeal against any findings against them - rather than protect Mr Paterson. Now MPs will hold an emergency debate on Parliamentary standards. The Liberal Democrat-led debate, which takes place later, will look again at how the system needs to be reformed. The party's proposing an independent inquiry, and is also calling for stricter punishments for MPs who break the rules.

After nearly two years, fully vaccinated travellers can go the US. The border’s reopened with the first flights taking off from Heathrow Airport shortly, and over in the US, New York is one of the places getting ready to welcome tourists even though prices will be higher and menus more limited in the wake of Covid. Until now, only US citizens, residents and a small selection of other exempt groups have been allowed to go to the country from the UK. It’s a "significant moment" for UK-US travel says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, transatlantic flights are "at the heart of UK aviation". The travel ban is also being lifted for people from Brazil, China, India, Ireland, South Africa, Iran and the Schengen countries - a group of 26 European nations.

There are a variety of stories on the front pages this morning including the continuing backlash over the lobbying row which led to Owen Paterson standing down as MP. The Metro describes it as a "storm in a sleaze cup" and the i reports Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a "marathon grilling in Parliament" later. The Mirror says police are under pressure to investigate a "cash for honours" scandal over peerages for Conservative Party donors. The Times covers a "new sleaze row" but its main focus is that GPs would be forced to work in deprived towns under plans being considered by the government. The Daily Express moves away from the lobbying story altogether, reporting that a "Brexit trade war looms" over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as does the Daily Mail which reveals new fears over microplastics. Read the newspaper review in full here.

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