The document discusses the outcomes of COP26 and whether it constituted success or failure from an inter-generational perspective. It quotes UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that future generations will judge current leaders and if they fail on climate, future generations will not forgive them. It also quotes the UN Secretary-General saying the COP26 agreements were a compromise that did not overcome contradictions. Greta Thunberg is quoted dismissing the results as "blah, blah, blah" but that real work will continue outside formal negotiations. The author reflects that success needs to be measured by science not politics; climate justice requires those in power give up some power; and being in negotiations is just one part of driving change.

1. COP26: Inter-generational
success or failure?
Cllr Jon Molyneux, Scottish Green Party

2. “The people who will judge us are
children not yet born and their
children, and we are now coming
center stage before a vast and
uncountable audience of posterity,
and we must not fluff our lines or
miss our cue, because if we fail they
will not forgive us.” — U.K. Prime
Minister Boris Johnson

3. “The people who will judge us are
children not yet born and their
children, and we are now coming
center stage before a vast and
uncountable audience of posterity,
and we must not fluff our lines or
miss our cue, because if we fail they
will not forgive us.” — U.K. Prime
Minister Boris Johnson

4. "The approved texts are a compromise.
They reflect the interests, the conditions,
the contradictions and the state of
political will in the world today. They
take important steps, but unfortunately
the collective political will was not
enough to overcome some deep
contradictions.“
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
"The #COP26 is over. Here's a brief
summary: Blah, blah, blah. But the real
work continues outside these halls. And
we will never give up, ever.“
Greta Thunberg

6. Main Reflections
• Success measured in terms
of politics, not science, is
not success
• Climate justice will not
happen unless those with
power are prepared to give
some of it up.
• Being ‘in the room’ is only
ever part of the story