So, what does COP26 mean for coffee farmers? Bluntly, a move beyond a 1.5 Celsius increase will mean less coffee being grown during our lifetimes and in the short to medium term more uncertainty on supply – many would argue that we already seeing this.

Of course, that is the macro picture; every cup of coffee has a human story, the small-holder families, pickers and those in origin supply chains are arguably most exposed and least able to adapt to the climate crisis.

COP26 made some movement on climate adaptation funding for the Global South to catch up on the previous $100B annual commitment. However, it may take until COP27 before we see real delivery and importantly clarity on whether monies will be in the form of aid or as long-term loans potentially compounding debt positions further.

There was some criticism on inclusion however we were pleased to meet and inform discussions with Fairtrade producers and other stakeholders at COP. We had the opportunity to host at our roastery Sofia Nuñez Raudales from Solidaridad a leading development NGO working in Latin America. Sofia shared some of the positive work on payment for environmental services Solidaridad are developing that will be an important tool in climate justice going forward.

The Circular Economy It is difficult not to conclude that we missed an opportunity to close a circle on the banks of the Clyde at COP26. From the industrial revolution onwards, Glasgow was at the forefront of our arc of exploitation of carbon and other resources that continues to this day.

The hope was that this COP would deliver a true and just circular global economy that limited temperature change to 1.5 Celsius. This historic arc is at the crux of climate crisis inequality with 80% of global CO2 emissions coming from just 20 countries and a carbon debt legacy running back to the industrial revolution.

This inequality was highlighted starkly when Simon Kofe, Tuvalu Foreign Minister stood in the Pacific and implored to COP "We cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising around us all the time".

The frustration was palpable as for decades now we have understood our environmental impact; it is nearly 30-years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit brought this to the fore and only now are we moving to partial commitments on fossil fuels. Indeed, following COP26 just 65% of global GDP economic activity is signed up to the 1.5 Celsius limit. However, there is positive news, methane is even more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide so a global agreement to tackle this was a much-welcomed outcome.

Tentative positive steps were made on reparations for adaptation and mitigation obligations from the Global North and key carbon emitting nations have committed to bringing more concrete plans to COP27 in Egypt next year.