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Nations reach climate deal at COP26, but it is not enough to head off catastrophic warming washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Two weeks of high-profile talks yielded a package that pushes countries to strengthen near-term climate targets and move away from fossil fuels faster.

It insists wealthy countries help vulnerable nations cope with the rising costs of climate change. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
The agreement, however, does not achieve the most ambitious goal of the 2015 Paris accord — to limit Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F) above preindustrial levels.

Delegations left COP26 with the Earth still on track to blow past the threshold. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
This is the full text of the Glasgow COP26 climate agreement.

The Washington Post will update this page as reporters analyze the document. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Representatives from hard-hit nations feared that the climate deal could leave their people facing an existential threat. wapo.st/3Cdunct
Delegates from China and India proposed a last minute change to crucial text around moving away from coal, saying they would agree only to “phase-down unabated coal," rather than “phase out.” washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
The final agreement recognizes the scientific reality that nations need to speed efforts to cut emissions soon, rather than merely commit to far off “net zero” targets.

It “requests” that leaders revisit their national climate goals as soon as next year. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Last week, Greta Thunberg joined two massive marches through Glasgow, including one that saw 100,000 activists spill onto the streets.

Moments after the landmark climate pact was announced, her summation of the summit was succinct. wapo.st/30lahAf
Some of the harshest condemnations were reserved for wealthy countries, which have released the bulk of greenhouse gases now in the atmosphere but have often resisted mandates to provide cash for developing nations and limit their massive pollution. wapo.st/3Cdunct
Here's what 1.5 degrees Celsius and 2 degrees Celsius of warming would look like. wapo.st/3H9Q5BX

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