COP26: The key trends to watch ahead of the world’s next climate conference
New Atlanticist
by
Larry Luxner
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The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland—delayed until November 2021—is more likely to produce significant results now that US President Joe Biden occupies the White House, said a group of experts meeting virtually the day after Biden’s inauguration.
“It’s no secret that on this issue of climate change, the new US administration is much more amenable to that kind of conversation than the previous administration,” said Kwasi Kwarteng, the British secretary of state for business, energy, and industrial growth, during a panel at the Atlantic Council’s 2021 Global Energy Forum,