Experts say there is actually a glaring disconnect between what some called 'inflated, rehashed pledges' and genuine progress on reducing fossil fuel emissions.
While negotiators are in Glasgow as part of a UN-led process to implement the Paris Agreement -- including the goal of limiting temperature rises to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius -- British organisers have their own list of prioritiesGLASGOW - COP26's first week saw keynote pledges to end deforestation, phase out coal, and mobilise trillions for green investment. But observers say there is a gulf between host Britain's proclamations and the emissions cuts that must be achieved.
Out of these, COP26 organisers said 23 countries had issued new pledges to phase out coal during the summit, including major users South Korea and Vietnam. An assessment this year on the declaration's progress found that out of the 32 biggest forest nations, only India had translated the pledge into concrete action.
That figure is a drop in the ocean compared to the estimated $4 trillion needed annually to decarbonise the economy by 2050.
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