During his four-year term, the world`s second-highest emitter would not pull its weight on CO2 cuts and would cover others to loosen up. As emissions rise, temperatures also rise. In 2020, despite La Nina`s cooling effect, it will be 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times and will be the warmest period since records began. According to the European Commission`s emissions database, the seven countries that have signed the Paris Agreement but have not yet ratified it account for about 4% of global emissions. The United States is responsible for 13%, second only to China. As the event was cancelled this year, heads of state and government from around the world had additional time to plan and achieve the requested objectives. It is essential that they prioritize this, because it is a matter of life and death. Nicholas Stern, the climate economist, embraced Xia Zhenhua, the usually reserved Chinese minister, as the vision and screams echoed in the room. “I had the impression that the Paris agreement was the moment when the world decided to really seriously manage climate change,” he said. “We were all inside together, people understood that.” Funding is a major issue that remains unresolved before The Cop26. Developing countries, which have suffered from a problem they have caused little, have been included in the Paris agreement. Fabius said the commitment of financial aid The French government must assure the poorest countries that $100 billion a year in financial aid to poor countries will be needed to reduce their emissions and cope with the effects of the climate crisis.

“Money, money, money,” Fabius said, was at the centre of the discussions. “If you don`t have that $100 billion [the talks are going to fail].” I hope for the next five years that they will be participatory and include youth and youth initiatives. I would also like to see Mock COP26 policies adopted by countries and used as a framework for implementing measures to combat climate change. After the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing the abandonment of a global economic recovery. The green recovery of this crisis is itself necessary, the Guardian`s analysis has shown, as countries are still investing money in fossil fuel rescue operations.