Economy

Glasgow's granite charm can't hide rising gloom about COP26 prospects

Alexey Rezvykh / iStock Editorial via Getty Images

By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights

In advance of the UN’s vital climate summit starting Friday, Callaway Climate Insights is running previews from our top columnists all this week.

(Stephen Rae is the former Group Chief Editor of INM, Ireland’s largest online and print media group. He serves on the board of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and was previously on the board of the World Editors Forum. He was appointed by the European Commission to its High Level Expert Group on Online Disinformation.)

DUBLIN (Callaway Climate Insights) — Geopolitics. Not since the 1970s has the word had such resonance.

It harkens back to the Cold War summits in cities like Helsinki and Geneva, where deals were eked out by the nuclear superpowers which prevented hostilities becoming hot.

Now, as global warming presents a clear and present existential crisis, geopolitics is again on the lips of international commentators and government strategists. . . .

To read this column, all our insights, news and in-depth interviews, please subscribe and support our great climate finance journalism.

Callaway Climate Insights Newsletter

Take This Retirement Quiz To Get Matched With An Advisor Now (Sponsored)

Are you ready for retirement? Planning for retirement can be overwhelming, that’s why it could be a good idea to speak to a fiduciary financial advisor about your goals today.

Start by taking this retirement quiz right here from SmartAsset that will match you with up to 3 financial advisors that serve your area and beyond in 5 minutes. Smart Asset is now matching over 50,000 people a month.

Click here now to get started.

Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.