Akshot. What role do you think the european union might play at cop and? And do assess whether or not this hundred billion or so for developing countries might be forthcoming. The e u, for example, worked on a matane pledge earlier this year, and about three dozen countries now have signed up to it. They are aiming to reduce mathan omissions come from oil and gas infor structure, but also from agriculture and from waste,. A management bout 30 % by 20 30. If it works out, could reduce temperatures by point two degrees celsius. So in a goal where you're between one point one degree celsius of warming, which is what we are
With the devastating effects of the climate emergency becoming more urgent by the day, the COP26 summit in Glasgow now represents a pivotal moment in global cooperation on the issue. Can anything meaningful be achieved without collaboration from the big players such as China, the US and the EU? Economist Linda Yueh is joined by journalist and environment specialist Isabel Hilton of China Dialogue plus Bloomberg News climate and energy reporter Akshat Rathi to answer this and get a primer on the big debates ahead.
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