Cop26 talks agree to get countries to strengthen emissions-cutting targets by the end of next year


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A new global climate deal has been agreed at Cop26 in Glasgow, with world leaders agreeing to get countries to strengthen their emissions-cutting targets for 2030 by the end of next year in a bid to limit dangerous warming. Leaders at the Cop26 climate change summit finally reached a deal on Saturday after talks overran by more than 24 hours, but it prompted fury after China and India forced a last-minute change over the language about coal. The Glasgow Pact was watered down at the last minute from escalating the ‘phase out’ of unabated coal, to ‘phase down’, leading to...