“Intense talks” between world leaders at the U.N. summit seem to only have resulted in an agreement that, yes, the climate crisis is happening and, yes, something ought to be done about it.
for the planet: Some of the devastating impacts of climate change have now become irreversible, and only drastic action could avert even worse destruction. “The alarm bells are deafening,” UN Secretary Generalat the time, describing the findings as a “code red for humanity.” Keeping from exceeding the 1.5C heating limit, Guterres said, would require “urgently stepping up our efforts and pursuing the most ambitious path.
The UN climate conference in Glasgow, which opened in October and concluded last week, was supposed to be a time for leaders to get on that path—to “do what is necessary” and “meet the task that’s rapidly narrowing,” as Presidentin his remarks to the body. But instead of being the kickoff event to a “decade of ambition and innovation to preserve our shared future,” COP26 was a maddening missed opportunity.
For two weeks, world leaders engaged in “intense talks” about how to address the climate crisis. The result of all those negotiations? An agreement that the crisis is, indeed, happening, and that something really ought to be done about it. The pact represents “some progress, but nowhere near enough to avoid climate disaster,” former Irish Presidentat the conclusion of the conference. “While millions around the world are already in crisis, not enough leaders were in crisis mode.
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