'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay

(The Guardian, 2 Apr 2020) Moving summit gives world time to respond to coronavirus and may allow a new US leader to join talks.

Green campaigners and climate leaders have vowed to keep up the pressure on governments around the world to make stringent new commitments on the climate crisis, as a vital UN climate summit was delayed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Cop26 talks were scheduled to take place this November in Glasgow, but the UK hosts won a delay on Wednesday night from the UN and other nations, after weeks of speculation the talks would be cancelled.

Moving the 26th conference of the parties to an as yet unspecified new date next year gives countries time to work out their responses to the Covid-19 emergency, which experts hope will include commitments on shifting to a low-carbon economy rather than propping up the fossil fuel industry.

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The Guardian, 2 Apr 2020: 'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay

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