Cop26: Pacific delegates condemn 'monumental failure' that leaves islands in peril

Representatives particularly disappointed by softened language on coal and a lack of funding to pay for loss and damagesPacific representatives and negotiators have condemned the outcome of the Cop26 meeting as "watered down" and a "monumental failure" that puts Pacific nations in severe existential danger, with one saying that Australia's refusal to support funding for loss and damage suffered by Pacific countries was "a deep betrayal" of the region.Some Pacific leaders expressed qualified optimism about the result of the critical climate summit, such as the Fijian prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, who tweeted: "The 1.5-degree target leaves Glasgow battered, bruised, but alive." Continue reading...