Reflections on COP26 for Africa and Zambia: where to next?

COP26 concluded with the 197 parties agreeing to the 'Glasgow Climate Pact'. The package of decisions included strengthened efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and returning to COP27 in Egypt with more ambitious emissions reductions targets. This is with the aim of closing the gap to limit global warming to under 1.5°C from the current trajectory of 2.4°C. Drawing on an online workshop held in December 2021, this policy brief discusses the implications of the Glasgow Climate Pact for Africa and Zambia in particular. It highlights key policy areas of interest, including finance, mitigation and adaptation, collaboration, and climate policy implementation challenges, before setting out important issues for Africa that will need to be debated as we look towards COP27 in Egypt in November 2022.This material has been produced under the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme, which brings together leading research organizations and is led out of the STEER centre, Loughborough University. CCG is funded by UK aid from the UK government. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies