‘My colleagues have been blocked’: COP26 is shutting civil society out of climate talks

Author Brennan Doherty
NGOs, Indigenous leaders, and climate activists are allowed into COP, but many are being barred from observing climate talks.

Why It Matters

Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects may have cut Canadian and U.S. emissions by 25 to 50 percent, according to a recent study. Civil society also plays a role in climate adaptation and mitigation. Yet, at COP26, Indigenous and civil society leaders are being ignored.

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