Negotiators from nearly every country on earth, financiers who oversee trillions of dollars, and environmentalists are descending on Glasgow for the most important climate meeting since the Paris agreement in 2015. Since then, businesses and investors have spent billions of dollars to transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. Governments have boosted regulations and spent heavily to reduce the financial impact of weather disasters, which have increased as the globe’s temperature has risen.
Negotiators in Glasgow are aiming to reach a deal for the world to go carbon neutral by 2050. Here’s a guide to the people, organizations and facts that will drive the talks.
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