COP26 is not just about limiting climate change. “Mitigation of climate change means actions we take to reduce the amount of dangerous greenhouse gases emitted to the atmosphere. That’s why the COP26 [talks] on deforestation is important and why we also need one for blue carbon too,” said Prof Naylor. But adaptation, Prof Naylor stressed, cannot be an afterthought. With a framework for planning and development that takes account of climate change that is already locked in?

Source: The Herald November 08, 2021 05:00 UTC