Hugely Important Moments Of Truth Loom For Carbon Pricing Policy: Bold Leadership Required Now

Hugely Important Moments Of Truth Loom For Carbon Pricing Policy: Bold Leadership Required Now

Share to Linkedin Two climate moments of truth loom on the immediate horizon. The first will occur in Washington, DC before the end of October, and pertains to whether the United States Congress will enact a measure to price carbon nationally in line with its social cost. The second will occur between October 31 and November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, and pertains to whether the global community will come together at the United Nations conference known as COP26 to produce an agreement for achieving a sensible global carbon pricing mechanism. WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE - MAY 31: A giant sand artwork adorns New Brighton Beach to highlight global ... [+] warming and the forthcoming Cop26 global climate conference on May 31, 2021 in Wirral, Merseyside. COP26, the United Nations' 26th Climate Change Conference, will be held in early November of this year in Glasgow, under the UNFCCC presidency of the United Kingdom. The artwork was self funded by British artists Sand In Your Eye and asks world leaders to commit to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Carbon emissions from human activities lie at the heart of the climate crisis. A key reason we have a crisis