What happened at Cop26 - day 11 at a glance

Summary of the main developments on the eleventh day of the UN climate summit in GlasgowWhat is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guideThe optimism around the US-Chinese deal announced yesterday to cut emissions, was dampened today by the UN secretary general António Guterres's criticism of the lack of ambition at the summit. Guterres also called for an end to the trillions in subsidies given to the fossil fuel industry.A draft text agreement on the summit has been criticised by the Cop president, Alok Sharma, as unsatisfying in its current form.Fifteen years ago you had to be up in the Arctic or in a low-lying island to experience climate change. Today, wherever we live we are seeing the impacts and governments are responding. Continue reading...