The 26th annual summit of the United Nations climate change conference (COP26) was held in Glasgow, UK, between 31 October and 13 November 2021. The summit achieved significant progress towards stronger and more concerted international efforts in combating climate change. Among others, the second most important greenhouse gas, methane, stepped into the centre of the stage. Over 100 countries have joined the Global Methane Pledge, committing to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 to 2030 (EU, 2021). China and the United States agreed to enhance their collaboration on climate action in the 2020s by giving an unexpected joint declaration (USDOS, 2021). Moreover, the international community has for the first time agreed to reduce coal, the worst fossil fuel, accounting for the largest amount of CO 2 emissions, and developed countries are agreeing to help developing countries on adaptation efforts (Rincon, 2021). These advances are encouraging for the international community, especially after years of split and setback after the 2015 Paris agreement during COP21 with, for example, the withdrawal from the Paris agreement by the Trump administration (McGrath, 2020).