The big debate remained around climate finance! Wealthy nations are still around $20bn short of the long-promised $100bn a year meant to help poorer countries cope with rising temperatures.
Amidst increasing pressure ahead of the COP26, some progress has come through. The US has pledged to double US climate aid. G7 countries, China & South Korea have pledged to 'cut-back/ end' funding for coal power plants. Similar pledges on methane emissions have come through.
In its annual energy outlook ‘Total’ has forecasted that global oil consumption would start declining before the end of 2030. It added, demand could drop further, depending on how strongly policies & habits change. It sees natural gas continuing to act as a transition fuel.