Now that COP26 is over…

I feel for Greta Thunberg in her concern that the Conference of the Parties was, again, a lot of people talking. Indeed, talking is not enough. I do, however, feel that there was a different energy at COP26 that differentiates it from the ones that have come before. There is an urgency and, I think, a real recognition that we are in this together. The swiftness with which the world was able to manufacture COVID vaccines is evidence that we can work together and achieve results faster than ever before. As a kid, I loved the line from the Six Million Dollar Man series — “We can rebuild him!” As a parent, I loved Bob the Builder’s “We can fix it!” I think we have the technology, the ability to work together, and the urgency that is needed to reduce our carbon emissions and sequester it.