Cop26's carbon footprint expected to be more than double that of Cop25
The motorcade of U.S. President Joe Biden heads along the M8 motorway towards the Cop26 summit in Glasgow after he arrived at Edinburgh Airport
THE carbon footprint of Cop26 is expected to be more than double that of the previous UN climate summit, new research suggests.
The gathering in Glasgow is on course to emit 102,500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e), according to a preliminary report for the British government.
In contrast, Cop25, held in Madrid in 2019, produced 51,101 tCO2e.
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