Can Cop26 Be a Pearl Harbour Moment?

In an opinion piece, George Monbiot says that it is too easy for people to think that getting a timely and effective response to the climate crisis will be impossible. He suggests, however, that looking at the US response in its preparation to join the Second World War shows that impressive change is possible (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/20/us-war-footing-1941-climate-emergency-earth-pearl-harbor). Many of the changes seen in the US in 1941, were unpresidented and transformational. They completely and rapidly changed industry; brought in rationing as well as transforming taxation. They effectively altered the activities and mindsets of the country's general population. Monbiot thinks that a similar degree of world-wide change is possible in response to climate change. One can only hope that he is right. At the moment, however, there is little sign of a common accord being reached between the two major US parties. Getting agreement across all the major world 'players' at cop26, is a whole different ball game.