Why you should care about Climate Action & ‘COP26’
The term 'COP26' stands for 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. Being held from Oct 31 till Nov 12, 2021 in Glasgow, every nation from across the globe is being represented by an authoritative personality. Climate Action is need-of-the-hour and living in denial will only result in denying a shot at life for human beings. Here's what the global buzz is about Climate Action and where leading countries stand. (Excerpts from PTI & Reuters) The COP26 Conference in Glasgow, UK ( Oct 31 till Nov 12, 2021) is currently drawing tremendous traction in the news as very large number of international delegates are participating. It is being chaired by British official Alok Sharma. Here's some trivia to add perspective. COP (Conference of the Parties) was first held in 1995, it also serves as the meeting of parties to the 1992 Kyoto Protocol that first committed countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and those that sig