The Economist on the COP26 meeting on climate

As diplomats, scientists, lobbyists, activists, artists, the media, politicians and businesspeople gather in Glasgow for COP26, which begins on October 31st, it is therefore easy to dismiss the entire affair.  That would be a mistake.  The UNFCCC and its COPs, for all their flaws, play a crucial part in a process that is historic and vital: the removal of the fundamental limit on human flourishing imposed by dependence on fossil fuels.

~ The Economist, "Why the COP26 climate summit will be both crucial and disappointing," October 31, 2021

(COP stands for Conference of the Parties.  The 2021 Glasgow meeting will be the 26th meeting, which is why it's called COP26.  It will be attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - a treaty agreed in 1994.)