Negotiators from around the world gathered in Glasgow for COP26 to hammer out a new agreement to limit global warming. Here’s what to know.
The meeting is officially called the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A COP—an acronym for conference of the parties—has taken place every year since 1995, except last year, when it was canceled due to Covid-19. This year is the 26th iteration of the UNFCCC conference, which is called COP26. The climate summit is being held in Glasgow in the U.K. from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. The aim is to
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