Dispatch from COP26: Glasgow climate talks end on optimistic note

Editor’s note: Boulder businessman Chris Bentley attended the Conference of the Parties United Nations climate conference, abbreviated COP26 because it was the 26th meeting, in Scotland from Oct. 28-Nov. 13. Here is his report, written while on his flight back this past weekend, before the final climate accord was signed. It was edited for length.

Background

Every one of the 196 nations in the world attended. That was the second time ever; Paris was the first. Also attending were tens of thousands — somewhere between 50,000 to 150,000 — of eco-activists, students, religious leaders, indigenous people, young, old, rich, poor, corporations, NGOs,…