Next month world leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26, the annual UN climate change conference, where the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. The summit will be just the culmination of a long process; much of the real work happens now, in the days and weeks beforehand. So, as COP26 draws closer, are negotiations as far along as they need to be?

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