'They are not frightened enough' – Irish academic criticises government leaders at Cop26

'There are the protests happening across the city organised by groups like Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion, which due to the policing and access restrictions are totally separate from the conference venue.'

Cop26 in Glasgow is like “two parallel universes”, with government leaders tucked away from protestors and environmentalists throughout the city – leading to a palpable disconnect to the urgency of climate change.

That is according to Dublin City University (DCU) Business School assistant professor of accounting, Dr Aideen O'Dochartaigh, who said world leaders refusing to hear the fear and anger throughout the city as Cop26 went on threatened to scupper future success.