15
Nov
2021
The Underreported Success of COP26
Categories: Climate Change, Financial Services
The headlines marking the end of the COP26 global climate summit were mostly gloomy, much like the weather in Glasgow. Reports focused on unenforceable pledges by countries to cut carbon levels and tepid increases in funding for poor countries most affected by climate change. But there were significant accomplishments last week in Glasgow and beyond.
The successes noted by most media accounts included agreements to reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, and begin the phase-out (ok, "phase down") of coal. The most significant to us, however, was setting a strong fra...
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