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COP26: Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact agreed
This news report from the BBC says it all.
Alok Sharma fought back tears as the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed by delegates at the COP26 conference in Glasgow.
The COP26 president apologised as a late amendment on coal was added to the draft text by India.
Why it matters?
The agreement - although not legally binding - will set the global agenda on climate change for the next decade.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-59276651
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In Brief:
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