“If the text that is currently on the table withstands the battering that it may get – yes, we are holding on by our fingernails.”

–Simon Stiell, Grenada’s climate minister, when asked if the latest proposal kept the 1.5C target within reach. The latest COP26 draft statement attempts to ensure the world will tackle global warming fast enough to stop it becoming catastrophic, is a balancing act – trying to take in the demands of climate-vulnerable nations, the world’s biggest polluters, and nations whose economies rely on fossil fuels. [Reuters]