But COP26 did produce new “building blocks” to advance implementation of the Paris Agreement through actions that can get the world on a more sustainable, low-carbon pathway forward.Ĭountries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2☌ above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 ☌.

They take important steps, but unfortunately the collective political will was not enough to overcome some deep contradictions.”Ĭuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are still far from where they need to be to preserve a livable climate, and support for the most vulnerable countries affected by the impacts of climate change is still falling far short. “They reflect the interests, the conditions, the contradictions and the state of political will in the world today. “The approved texts are a compromise,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

The outcome of COP26 – the Glasgow Climate Pact – is the fruit of intense negotiations among almost 200 countries over the two weeks, strenuous formal and informal work over many months, and constant engagement both in-person and virtually for nearly two years. For two weeks, the world was riveted on all facets of climate change - the science, the solutions, the political will to act, and clear indications of action.

The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) brought together 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants, including 22,274 party delegates, 14.124 observers and 3.886 media representatives.

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