UCL at COP26: latest updates and expert comment

Climate experts from across UCL are at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow as observers and delegation members, with teams of academics also monitoring and providing expert commentary from London. Contact UCL Media Relations  or tweet @UCLNews to connect. Will the summit be a good Cop26?. The fact that the Paris agreement exists in international law provides a safety net for Glasgow and means that "this Cop can't actually fail," says Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography). Read: Times (£) Shipping faces storm over fuel emissions. The International Maritime Organisation is under fire for slow progress on climate targets as "the political salience of shipping is very, very low," says Dr Tristan Smith (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources). Read: FT (£) At Cop26 the stage is set for a battle over the next phase of capitalism.