What are the tasks facing Alok Sharma as new Cop26 president?
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZA8Z)
As governments dither and emissions rise, pressure will be on UK at UN climate summit
Alok Sharma, the new president of the Cop26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow in November, has experience of working closely with developing countries on the climate crisis in his former role as secretary for international development.
This may be valuable in helping him forge the "grand coalition" that experts say is needed to break the deadlock on international climate action.
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