How COP26 creates more urgency for investors

A last-minute wording change to an agreement to "phase down" instead of "phase out" fossil fuels meant the two-week COP26 conference ended on a flat note. But climate industry experts said that the substantial behind-the-scenes work to hammer out agreements on issues such as deforestation and methane emissions should not be overlooked.  An end to the era of coal may be some years away, but COP26 at least put it on the agenda for the first time, the experts said. “In short, clima…