 UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, left, and Britain's Alok Sharma, president of the COP26, applaud during the closing session Saturday in Glasgow. (AP) After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries have agreed to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase out some fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. But the deal doesn't offer the transformative breakthrough scientists say must happen if humanity is to avert disastrous planetary warming. By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan ● Read more » |
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