UN climate chief says Cop26 keeps 1.5C goal alive but activists want more

UN climate change chief Patricia Espinosa speaks at Cop26 (Christopher Furlong/PA)

The Glasgow Pact secured at the Cop26 talks has received a mixed reaction from the UN’s climate change chief and activists.

The summit was billed as the last best chance to keep the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C within reach – and avoid the worst impacts of climate extremes.