Right now world leaders are gearing up for COP26: a major international climate summit starting in just a few days.

The summit has been billed as humanity’s last chance to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

But while many developed nations are preparing to commit to strong emissions reduction targets, Australia remains an outlier.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on why COP26 is so important, and how Australia might undermine global efforts to stop runaway climate change.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

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