Deforestation, finance pledges top COP26 highlights so far

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference has been underway in Glasgow since Sunday. So far, we’ve seen a series of new pledges to reduce deforestation and methane emissions and notable new financial commitments to try to achieve net-zero emissions goals. But how impactful are those moves? Reporting from the conference, POLITICO’s Zack Colman explains what’s being promised in public, but what’s really being said and done privately.

Annie Snider covers water issues for POLITICO Pro and is the host of POLITICO Energy. 

Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Raghu Manavalan is the host-producer of the Playbook Daily Briefing and a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

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