US election result boosts preparations for UN climate summit

Joe Biden has vowed to return US to Paris agreement and result brightens prospects for Cop26

Preparations for the next vital UN summit on the climate - one of the last chances to set the world on track to meet the Paris agreement - have been given a boost by the election of Joe Biden as president.

The election caps a remarkable few weeks on international climate action, which have seen China, the EU, Japan and others commit to long-term targets on greenhouse gas emissions to fulfil the Paris climate agreement.