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Was COP26 a success?

Our correspondent runs through the most important takeaways from the UN climate conference

After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, the UN’s climate conference, COP26, has come to a close and the final decision document has been published. But will it be enough to stop global temperatures rising 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and to limit the harm of global warming? Catherine Brahic, The Economist’s environment editor, runs through what you need to know about what happened.

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