Glasgow Pact sets up more climate action from countries and curbs on coal

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said that while the deal "gives us a chance of keeping 1.5 degrees alive", the last-minute agreement on coal is "deeply disappointing"

Delegates in the plenary of the talks (Jane Barlow/PA)

A new “Glasgow Pact” secured at the Cop26 talks commits countries to more climate action and a historic – if watered down – move against coal.

Ministers and negotiators at the UN summit in the Scottish city agreed to get countries to strengthen their emissions-cutting targets for 2030 by the end of next year as part of the bid to limit dangerous warming climbing above 1.5C.