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16 November 2021

Watch: The real impact of the COP26 climate conference

ING economists, Samuel Abettan and Coco Zhang on the hits and misses of the COP26 conference

Good COP, bad COP: The real impact of the climate summit

The COP26 climate summit, which ended at the weekend, disappointed many. But we say it was far from pointless. More countries than ever committed to net-zero, but short-term plans remain vague and inadequate. Coal is addressed for the first time, but for many, the 'phasing down' rather than the 'phasing out' wording isn't good enough. And there's still no agreement on a proper funding mechanism to compensate countries for the loss and damage caused by climate change.

ING economists, Samuel Abettan and Coco Zhang give us their take on the conference which was described as the 'last best chance to save the world'.

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