COP26 will bring fresh national pledges promising increased efforts towards the Paris temperature targets—though on their own they will not be ambitious enough to make meeting those goals likely
As diplomats, scientists, lobbyists, activists, artists, the media, politicians and businesspeople gather in Glasgow for26, which begins on October 31st, it is therefore easy to dismiss the entire affair. That would be a mistake. Thes, for all their flaws, play a crucial part in a process that is historic and vital: the removal of the fundamental limit on human flourishing imposed by dependence on fossil fuels.s matter is that some of them do in fact make a difference.
However just that may be, the problem for India—and for everyone else—is that the daunting cost of limiting emissions is falling on a few generations, most of whose members live in developing countries. All of them live in a fractious world where there is a dearth of leadership. America’s government is not suddenly a reliable partner just because it has now rejoined the Paris agreement. Nor is China, the world’s largest emitter.
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