"Postponing the annual round of global climate talks reduces political pressure for nations to stiffen their goals to cut greenhouse gases, a major setback to the environmental movement.
The pivotal round of United Nations negotiations involving almost 200 countries was scheduled for November in Scotland and was delayed because of the coronavirus, which has triggered draconian limits on public gathering. The meeting, known as COP26, will be set for 2021.
This year’s gathering was set to take in more ambitious pledges for curtailing the fossil-fuel pollution that damages the atmosphere. Countries set out initial proposals when they negotiated the Paris Agreement in 2015 and were scheduled to update those this year. Delaying the meeting will push back that milestone. For the European Union, which is considering the most sweeping changes, the delay reduces pressure for immediate action."
Ewa Krukowska reports for Bloomberg Green April 2, 2020.
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