Take heart at what’s unfolded at COP26 in Glasgow – the world can still hold global heating to 1.5℃
- Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

Greta Thunberg has already pronounced the COP26 climate conference a failure. In important respects, the Swedish activist is correct.
The commitments made at the conference are insufficient to hold global heating to 1.5℃ this century. Leading producers and users of coal, including Australia, rejected a proposed agreement to end the use of...