Politics
COP26 Draft Calls for More Action to Tighten Climate Goals
- Nations told to come back with better plans next year
- Now the reaction of countries to the draft text will be key
Participants of COP26 walk in front of the climate conference logo.
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Countries will be asked to strengthen their national climate blueprints by the end of next year to bring them in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to an early draft document emerging from COP26 negotiations.
It also calls on the United Nations to report every year on what the overall impact of countries’ climate plans is on global warming. At the moment, they put the planet on course for 2.7 degrees Celsius of warming.