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COP26: UN talks compel nations to revise GHG pledges next year, shy away from coal exit

Published 22:07 on November 13, 2021  /  Last updated at 01:02 on November 14, 2021  / Ben Garside /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

UN climate talks closed late Saturday by tasking nearly 200 nations to revise their emissions pledges within a year to “keep alive” the Paris Agreement's 1.5C global warming goal, but the deal failed to commit to a faster coal phaseout.
UN climate talks closed late Saturday by tasking nearly 200 nations to revise their emissions pledges within a year to “keep alive” the Paris Agreement's 1.5C global warming goal, but the deal failed to commit to a faster coal phaseout.


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