It was energy day at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday -- and some pretty big announcements were made on the end of coal and fossil fuel financing.
that warming could be limited to 1.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100, if all COP26 commitments made as of Wednesday night are fulfilled on time.planet is careening toward 2.7 degrees
The strength of the agreement will depend on how many countries ultimately sign up to it, and whether it can get some of the world's biggest fossil fuel financier nations on board. COP26 President Alok Sharma said that an agreement on coal phaseout is one of the top goals of the summit.. The new commitments take the total number of signatories to 46, and includes some big coal users, including Indonesia, Ukraine and South Korea.
Developing nations, particularly those in the Global South, are most likely to endure the worst effects of the climate crisis, despite the small amount they contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions.not meeting their original pledge, and the pledge itself hasn't kept pace with the climate crisis's impacts.
"As we hurtle ever closer to climate catastrophe and negotiators determine the fate of billions around the world it is absolutely vital that civil society movements from Scotland, the U.K. and around the world are able to make their voices heard on the streets of Glasgow," Mary Church said in a statement on behalf of COP26 Coalition. "Yet police are using intimidatory tactics and abusing their powers to stifle the fundamental right to peaceful protest.
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