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COP26 was a success for climate science, we need to build from this
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  • Piers Forster,
  • Anna Pirani,
  • Debbie Rosen,
  • Joeri Rogelj,
  • Jolene Cook
Piers Forster
University of Leeds

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Anna Pirani
IPCC
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Debbie Rosen
University of Leeds
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Joeri Rogelj
Imperial College London
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Jolene Cook
UK Government Cabinet Office
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Abstract

Science has been written into the Glasgow Climate Pact. Four factors helped bring science to the fore: 1) the August 2021 publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group One report; 2) the focus on science within the COP26 programme; 3) targeted synthetic independent advice from a range of national bodies; 4) main streaming of climate science stories by the media. We should capitalize on this success to make our science even more useful going forward.