Counter climate summit kicks off as activists lament Cop26 inaction
by Nina Lakhani in Glasgow from on (#5RKWK)
Coalition aims to give voice to ideas and solutions it believes are largely absent from the Cop talks
A counter climate summit kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday amid mounting criticism from activists about greenwashed solutions and stalled action from corporations and rich nations inside Cop26.
The People's Summit for Climate Justice will bring together movements and communities from across the world to amplify voices, ideas and solutions it believes are largely absent from Cop - including the global green new deal, polluters' liability, indigenous ecological knowledge and the gulf between net zero and real zero emissions.
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