COP26 set to end without stronger carbon-cutting pledges

U.K. faces roadblocks from Saudi Arabia and other resource-rich nations

Bolder commitments from nations are needed to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 C from preindustrial levels. © Reuters

KAZUNARI HANAWA and YUSUKE NAKAJIMA, Nikkei staff writers

November 12, 2021 05:56 JST

GLASGOW, Scotland -- The United Nations COP26 climate conference here appears destined to end without the bigger carbon reduction targets seen as crucial to averting humanitarian catastrophes, as countries fail to overcome their competing economic interests.