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One of Kent's MPs has said COP26 has "failed" young generations after The Glasgow Climate Pact was secured.
The summit held in Scotland over the past weeks concluded last night with leaders declaring their deals kept the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C within reach.
But Sir Roger Gale MP who represents North Thanet was left disappointed by the decisions made
He said: "We have once again fallen short of the commitments needed to protect our planet, our environment and our habitats from the destruction of man made climate change.
"We have failed not only our children and our grandchildren but our endangered terrestrial and marine wildlife.
"Alok Sharma has played a weak hand as well as possible but the real winners from COP26 are the coal and oil producing communities of some of the wealthiest countries in the world who have been allowed to dilute the agreements and to kick the can down the road for another year.
"I believe that we have to re-examine our trading relationships with China, India and Australia in the light of the last-minute decision to water down the proposal to phase out coal this is a lamentable missed opportunity for which our world will pay a high price in the future."
The pact has seen a move against coal for the first time after recognising it has a huge impact on emissions although this has been branded as 'watered down'. World leaders have agreed to phase out coal power and fossil fuel subsidies.
Despite this, Sir Gale joins Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai who said the summit had not lived up to climate activists’ expectations.
She told the Andrew Marr Show: "It was my expectation that the leaders would do something but unfortunately they have not met the expectations of me and other climate activists.
"I think leaders must prioritise people and the planet over profits in this moment."
