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"In just over two weeks, more than 100 world leaders will gather in the
Scottish industrial city of Glasgow for United Nations climate change
negotiations known as COP26. Their task, no less, is to decide the fate of our
planet.
This characterisation may sound dramatic. After all, UN climate talks are held
every year, and they’re usually pretty staid affairs. But next month’s COP26
summit is, without doubt, vitally important.
In the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, each nation pledged to ramp up their
emissions reduction pledges every five years. We’ve reached that deadline – in
fact, a one-year delay due to the COVID pandemic means six years have passed.
This five-yearly requirement set a framework for countries to reach net-zero
emissions across the global economy by mid-century. The Glasgow summit is the
first real stress test of whether the world can meet that goal."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
