Tensions between China and the United States could shape the climate future in Glasgow.

The global climate issue is gaining traction, but action would be difficult without China and the United States, which together account for more than half of global emissions — and whose governments are at odds. Experts believe that breakthrough US-China cooperation might be the impetus for a historic climate accord ahead of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, but that tense relations between Washington and Beijing are not the end of the world. Both countries have increased their efforts to reduce emissions, though analysts say the measures are insufficient to fulfill a UN-backed goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees…