Last days left....for critical negotiations.
The UK COP 26 Presidency published the first draft to be negotiated and agreed by countries attending the talk.
Countries are being urged by Science and Civil Society all around the world to strengthen their carbon-cutting targets by the end of 2022. It is clear that there's a sense of emergency as the meeting floated the idea of countries coming back with new plans every year, with new nationally determined contributions (NDC).
Despite pledges made, the world is heading for 2.4°C of warming and one billion people could be affected by fatal heat and humidity if the global average temperature rises by 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Vulnerable countries say rich nations are pushing back against their attempts to secure compensation for the damage caused by climate change.
Finance, adaptation and mitigation, loss and damage are the critical points in the current negotiation we need to monitor carefully. Our biggest concern is that there is no firm commitment globally to end fossil fuel extraction and production.
"We need to be on an emergency footing for the planet" said Mary Robinson, former Irish President.
