COP26: What it did and did not do for climate change

Green effort: A television camera operator works at the COP26. At the conference, 114 countries (including China) agreed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. — AFP

COP26 – the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties – was billed as: “It is the last best hope” to tackle the impact of climate change on the planet.

The ultimate aim is to ensure that nations meet the targets laid out in the Paris climate agreement; and ensure that global warming is kept under two degrees Celsius, compared with pre-industrial levels, preferably at close to 1.5 degrees Celsius.