Since the last COP meeting in 2015,
global emissions have risen on an
absolute basis. Earlier this year, a UN
climate action report said that nations
were ‘nowhere close’ to the level of
action needed to fight global warming.
November’s COP meeting is the first formal
opportunity for world leaders to discuss
how to address this and enhance the
concrete goals set at the landmark 2015
Paris Agreement. It is also a psychological
reset after the halt in global activity
caused by Covid, which led some
businesses to reappraise their approach
to climate and stoked public debate.
Here is a guide to the aims and significance of COP26, as well as some basic definitions of the terminology and complex issues at stake.
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