On 1 November, the 26th yearly Conference of Parties (COP) on Climate Change begins in Glasgow. What do you think needs to happen, and what will be decided?
COP26 will see the governments of the world discussing and agreeing actions to tackle the climate crisis. These are expected to include the phasing out of coal, ending deforestation, switching to electric vehicles and investing more in renewable energy.
The UK government has stressed that consumer support and change is critical to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But our research shows that half of consumers want it to be more ambitious.
Obstacles to going green
As we’ve found in previous investigations, there are too many obstacles right now for most of us to really ‘go green’; from a lack of electric car charging to a lack of sustainable home heating methods.
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It starts with governments and businesses. They need to lead the way by making it easy and affordable for everyone to take steps to be greener. Only then can the nation make the big changes needed to reach net-zero as soon as possible.
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What meaningful action do you think needs to come out of COP26? What should governments and consumers be doing to make serious progress against climate change?
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