Alok Sharma: Cop26 must not become ‘bunch of meaningless promises’
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5TF1F)
Climate summit president makes clear UK net zero agenda is responsibility of all government colleagues
Tackling the climate crisis must be a whole government effort or risk the Cop26 climate summit becoming just a bunch of meaningless promises", the cabinet minister who chaired the UN summit has said.
Alok Sharma, who acted as president for Cop26 in November, made clear that all of his colleagues must bear a joint responsibility for the UK's net zero agenda, and that the international community viewed continued UK efforts as vital.
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