As Alok Sharma, Tory minister and president of the United Nations’ COP26 climate conference, closed proceedings, he was moved to tears. Yes, the much celebrated COP26 “Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement” was not signed by China and India, but nor was it signed by the United States. During the Glasgow conference, many announcements were made with great fanfare, but there was little information on what they really meant. Unfortunately, these kinds of financial schemes remain at the heart of mainstream responses to climate change at COP26. Crucially, however, the COP26 movement involved the organised working class.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2022 09:43 UTC