Cop26: Pacific delegates condemn ‘monumental failure’ that leaves islands in peril

Representatives particularly disappointed by softened language on coal and a lack of funding to pay for loss and damages

Pacific representatives and negotiators have condemned the outcome of the Cop26 meeting as watered down" and a monumental failure" that puts Pacific nations in severe existential danger, with one saying that Australia's refusal to support funding for loss and damage suffered by Pacific countries was a deep betrayal" of the region.

Some Pacific leaders expressed qualified optimism about the result of the critical climate summit, such as the Fijian prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, who tweeted: The 1.5-degree target leaves Glasgow battered, bruised, but alive."