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Posted: 2021-11-12T14:28:40Z | Updated: 2021-11-12T14:28:40Z

Over the last two weeks, the worlds most powerful leaders congregated in Glasgow, Scotland, for the UNs pivotal summit COP26 to address the climate crisis .

While not every country turned up China and Russias absences were particularly notable British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed cautiously optimistic about how the attending nations negotiated to reduce their impact on the environment.

But just how successful was the summit in reality? And was it enough to restrict global warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?

Heres a breakdown of all the highs and the lows of the last two weeks.

Who went?

Good COP

  • Johnson said more leaders than ever before attended the talks a total of 110 were present.

Bad COP

  • Chinas Xi Jinping and Russias Vladimir Putin refused to attend in person, despite both nations being major contributors to CO2 emissions.

  • Dettol was the events hygiene partner, a company owned by Reckitt which still uses palm oil and has not cut deforestation from their supply chain.

  • Microsoft, SSE and Unilever played key COP26 roles but have been criticized for not practising eco-friendly policies in their own companies.

  • Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been heavily criticized for his high CO2 emissions and 10-minute trips into space as well yet he had a platform at the event.

  • Fossil fuel companies sent the largest delegation to the summit, with more than 500 people linked to the industry present.