COP26 has turned up the heat on their present nations and organizations with a draft deal in the works that aims to get countries to submit long-term strategies for reaching net-zero by the end of 2022. This hardline deal couldn't have come at a better time following the reported estimates that carbon emissions will continue to drive temperatures to as high as 2.4 degrees if more staunch climate action isn't taken. Indeed, scientists have warned that keeping the temperature at or below 1.5 degrees - beyond which the worst impacts of climate change will be felt - requires global emissions to be cut by 45% by 2030 and to zero overall by 2050. As such, this draft deal document urges countries to "revisit and strengthen" the targets for cutting emissions by 2030 in their national plans in alignment with the Paris Agreements goals for a global temperature increase cap. It also speaks to loss and damage to nations already experiencing the adverse effects of Climate Change in the developing world, with a call for more support for these vulnerable states, that goes further than the promised $100bn. Accountability was also included, as the draft deal also asks UN secretary general Antonio Guterres to convene world leaders once more in 2023 to analyze how efforts to reach the 2030 targets have progressed, ensuring that countries aren't simply left to their own devices once the COP is over. We're relieved and encouraged by this report, and hope to see it finalized and signed, as the recent pitfalls of the COP have thrown some questions at the assured nature of deals that have been signed and the commitments of both nations and big businesses. You can read more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59231477