COP26: Obama says broader political base needed for climate action

摘要

Acknowledging that US action to mitigate climate change has beenconstrained by the lack of a robust political majority favoring increasedambitions, former US President Barack Obama Nov. 8 emphasized atthe UN Climate Conference the importance of broadening the base ofpolitical support for further steps.Obama's comments came as the flurry of commitments unveiled inthe first week of the COP26 in Glasgow were slated to be followed inthe second by intensified negotiations on rules governing transparencyand accountability for countries achieving their climate targets.Negotiations over rules on establishing international carbon marketsremained in deadlock Nov. 8.