Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/24a0e0ed-749d-4b6e-adbd-1f3c3a6cadb3The FT’s clean energy and environment correspondent, Leslie Hook, has a curtain raiser on COP26, the most important climate summit since the 2015 Paris agreement. Plus, the FT’s US financial commentator Rob Armstrong and US editor- at-large and Moral Money newsletter founder Gillian Tett go head-to-head in a debate over whether investing in environmental, social and governance causes can really change the world. COP26 summit is a pivotal moment for the planet - with Leslie Hook https://www.ft.com/content/6ad9c521-b5ae-4876-be89-97d978485d48The ESG investing industry is dangerous - with Robert Armstronghttps://www.ft.com/content/ec02fd5d-e8bd-45bd-b015-a5799ae820cfGillian Tett explains ESG's importance - with Gillian Tett https://www.ft.com/video/eba8dff7-ae9e-47db-b054-c8ed52ad8e79The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.