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By Kevin Keane
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media captionChristiana Figueres
The main architect of the Paris climate agreement has said COP26 needs to be a hybrid event with some negotiations happening virtually.
Christiana Figueres told BBC Scotland that some form of in-person conference would still be needed if the talks were to be a success.
But she said it was unlikely 25,000 would attend as originally planned.
Organisers needed to find the sweet spot that would allow for safe and efficient negotiations, she added.
Speaking from Chicago, she admitted she did not know whether the historic Paris Agreement could have been achieved if the negotiations had been carried out virtually.
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