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Cotton’s climate challenges and opportunities in 2026

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Climate enters 2026 in something of a bad place following an underwhelming COP30, but there are still positive signals for cotton, fibres and agriculture

Agriculture had relatively little space at COP30, with observers noting that discussions largely side-lined agroecology – a pro–smallholder approach – in favour of precision agriculture and AI, which tend to work better for large agribusinesses and bigger farms.

​Cotton was nevertheless present, primarily represented by Brazilian cotton through Abrapa, the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association, which promoted its role in “conscious consumption” via its Responsible Brazilian Cotton (ABR) programme and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI).

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