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Cop26's aim to limit global warming in ‘mortal peril’
The ‘fossil fuel industries' fingerprints’ are all over the summit's draft agreement, environmentalists warn
Climate Justice Activists at the Cop26 Gates asking delegates as they make final decisions, "Are You With Us Or With Fossil Fuels?" during the official final day of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow
FEARS were raised over the latest drafts of the Cop26 agreement today, with Labour and campaigners warning that backwards steps on fossil fuels will put the aim of limiting global warming to 1.5°C in “mortal peril.”
Frantic efforts to get a deal over the line continued on what was supposed to be the final day of the global climate summit in Glasgow, where poor planning and “greenwashing” attempts were blamed for weak language in the ever-changing drafts.
Talks were likely to continue into the weekend, but Labour’s shadow business secretary Ed Miliband said: “It’s clear that the aim of this summit to keep 1.5 alive is in mortal peril.”
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