The United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is at its halfway point.

World leaders have spent the past week debating ways to cut carbon emissions and limit a global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Pledges so far include ending deforestation by 2030, phasing out coal power and setting up a fund to help developing nations.

But many environmentalists say the commitments do not go far enough.

With less than a week to go, what is needed to ensure COP26 does not end in failure?

Presenter: Rob Matheson

Guests:

David Imbago Jácome – Ecuadorian youth climate activist and medical doctor

Mark Ruskell MSP – Scottish Green Party politician and spokesperson on environment

Dipti Bhatnagar – International climate justice and energy programme coordinator, Friends of the Earth International