The 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact: steps on the transition pathway towards a low carbon world

Robert Cohen, Philip Eames, Geoffrey Hammond, Marcus Newborough, Brian Norton

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Abstract

This briefing reviews progress that was made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK over 1 – 12 November 2021. The context of the global climate change challenge is outlined, along with the aspirations of the major participating international groups. An overall balance sheet is provided that gives an assessment of the achievements and disappointments in the outcomes of COP26. This assessment sets a backdrop to what needs to be achieved when the Parties next meet at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in 2022 to address both immediate and longer-term climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate finance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)97-102
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy
Volume175
Issue number3
Early online date19 Apr 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Sustainability

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