How much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live.
In island nations that are losing homes to sea level rise, and in other highly vulnerable countries, there were bitter pills to swallow after global commitments to cut emissions fell short of the goal to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7°Fahrenheit).
For large middle-income countries, like India and South Africa, there were signs of progress on investments needed for developing clean energy.
In the developed world, countries still have to internalize, politically, that bills are coming due – both at home and abroad – on climate change.
Coalitions of companies, governments and civil society and indigenous peoples groups forced progress on issues such as stopping deforestation, cutting methane, ending coal use and boosting zero-emissions vehicles.