What now after COP26?

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The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow may not have delivered all of the game-changing action required, but it may spark further action elsewhere across society, writes Hubbub's Trewin Restorick

What happens after 'your last best chance to address climate change' doesn't deliver the scale of changes required? The consensus view is that COP26 has delivered some tangible gains. Coal and fossil...

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