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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
An eventful 12 days of COP26 in Glasgow, that was supposed to end on Friday, headed into overtime yesterday to give delegates more time to reach a final agreement after lofty vows to reverse deforestation and cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. But if one was to sum up the theme of this year’s meeting, it’d be: “Who should pay to prevent climate catastrophe?” One thing everyone could agree on was that not enough is being done to prevent the planet from heating beyond 1.5º Celsius by 2100, a target set by the UN. Time and time again, pledges have been made but few have led to specific policie…