What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

Everything you need to know about the Glasgow conference seeking to forge a global response to the climate emergency

• Your Cop26 jargon buster
• Who's who at the climate summit
• John Kerry says Cop26 is starting line for rest of decade'

For almost three decades, world governments have met nearly every year to forge a global response to the climate emergency. Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), every country on Earth is treaty-bound to avoid dangerous climate change", and find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally in an equitable way.