Scores of countries at the UN climate talks accepted the COP26 pact reluctantly, condemning a last-minute meeting that led to a slightly different wording
		
	 
	
		
		Millions of parents tell world leaders that children are poisoned by toxic pollution with every breath they take
		
	 
	
		
		Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late
		
	 
	
		
		Emerging markets need $3-trillion to 4-trillion a year in low-carbon investments over the next 15 years to meet their climate mitigation commitments 
		
	 
	
		
		They want quantitative commitments to the various finance mechanisms that rich countries have promised to contribute to
		
	 
	
		
		One country pays for greenhouse gas emissions in another country and uses that credit for its own emission reduction targets — but accounting irregularities increased carbon emissions
		
	 
	
		
		The United Kingdom, this year’s climate change conference host, wants an in-person event, but Covid factors such as travel restrictions and vaccinations may stop people from attending