Nature - COP26 climate summit: A scientists’ guide to a momentous meeting

Some 20,000 people from 196 countries — including world leaders, scientists and activists — have been gathering in Glasgow, UK, for the most anticipated United Nations climate summit in years. Climate researchers have been warning about the dire and increasing impacts of global warming for more than three decades, and for some, the meeting, set to begin on 31 October, represents one final opportunity for the governments of the world to craft a collective plan to meet their most ambitious goals for curbing climate change.

During the two-week event, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), government officials and business leaders will present their latest commitments to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, while scientists discuss efforts to track emissions, understand impacts and advance potential climate solutions. Negotiators will also continue discussions of financial aid for low-income countries, which have contributed the least to the climate crisis but must now prepare for its consequences and develop their economies without relying on fossil fuels.

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By: Jeff Tollefson

Source: Nature