What should we make of COP26? Protesters and youth certainly had a healthy dose of skepticism that something different would come out of Glasgow (as opposed to the 25 other climate conferences to date).

The sheer imbalance of industry representatives to governments, with fossil fuel companies having more than 500 lobbyists present, more than any country’s delegation, was also deeply concerning.

And then there’s the bombshell report from the Washington Post, calling into question the efficacy of the entire international climate apparatus. It estimates that international climate emissions may be as much as 23% greater than the figure reported by countries, an amount roughly equivalent to the total emissions of China.