COP 26 — CRY THE BELOVED COP

The COP 26 brought more people from more walks of life than any other COP I can recall of ever did.

There were talks about the cost of it for participants being unfair for smaller countries, and different NGOs united to find a way have their voice supported and heard. One of the arguments was the cost for developing countries being excessive and that it was all driven and to the benefit of the already leading economies.

Perhaps even more people than ever had heard of the COP with COP 26, people felt there was a sense of common duty.

Needless to say, that after the reports being named CODE RED, expectations had been built. Most news networks had been building up with it not only to raise awareness but to underline the importance of the COP event as a way to come to unite and deal with the Climate Emergency.

In many ways, it was a very successful event that was being built up.

David Attenborough stated that it was the opportunity to be the event for a generation where things turned around. Actually the question he offered is whether ‘the COP 26 is the beginning? The point where as humans the right shift was made, or whether it was a fight as to decide what was going to be written on our Epitaph?’

The COP lasted beyond schedule and way past the last minute, the ending declaration was in an apologetic tone. Clearly the head of COP 26 was feeling and hearing the room. The goals that had been set out had not been reached. A compromise had…