COP26: The world has seen more progress on climate change than you think

Nov 29, 2021

The UN hosted COP26 and progress was made. Image: Ilyass SEDDOUG/Unsplash

Myles Allen

Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford

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Auhtor's notes on an old computer. Image: Myles Allen

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