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Today, COP26 negotiators will fight to save life on Earth. The next decade will reveal if they succeeded

  • Written by: Tim Flannery, Professorial fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
Today, COP26 negotiators will fight to save life on Earth. The next decade will reveal if they succeededAP

At COP26 in Glasgow, the announcements came so fast there was barely time to give each proper scrutiny before the next arrived. I’ve attended many United Nations climate change conferences, but this fortnight felt different. The feeling of momentum was palpable.

Countries that in past years fought tooth-and-nail against stronger action...

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