NEW DELHI, Jan. 10 -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)'s annual climate conference, COP 25, held in Madrid in December, ended on an underwhelming note. Despite two weeks of rigorous talks, delegates from almost 200 countries were unable to reach an agreement on crucial issues such as the loss and damage resulting from climate change, financing for adaptation of climate change, and carbon markets. As things stand, these decisions have been postponed till the COP 26 summit, which will be held in Glasgow in November 2020. Glasgow will also be important because many countries are expected to announce their new Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, for tackling the climate crisis domestically.

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