Politics
Pressure for Tighter Climate Goals Evaporated With COP26 Delay
- COP26 set for November postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
- EU is sticking to schedule to toughen 2030 emissions-cut goal
Mark Carney during the launch the private finance agenda for OP26 at the Guildhall in London, on Feb. 27.
Photographer: Tolga Akmen/WPA Pool via Getty Images Europe
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Postponing the annual round of global climate talks reduces political pressure for nations to stiffen their goals to cut greenhouse gases, a major setback to the environmental movement.
The pivotal round of United Nations negotiations involving almost 200 countries was scheduled for November in Scotland and was delayed because of the coronavirus, which has triggered draconian limits on public gathering. The meeting, known as COP26, will be set for 2021.