The COP26 world climate summit failed to live up to the hopes placed in it. Although some important initiatives have been launched, the decisive final declaration remained vague and fell far short of expectations. One argument that is used again and again: The high costs of the energy transition. But is this really true?
Climate activist Greta Thunberg found clear words for the world climate summit: More than "blah blah blah" did not come out of it. German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze wasn't quite as negative, but she, too, couldn't avoid criticizing the summit's lame decisions: "What we saw in the final phase in Glasgow was a last gasp of the old, fossil ...