Cop26: Boris Johnson urged to resist calls to postpone climate talks
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#50WYQ)
Expert says early cancellation due to coronavirus would damage hopes of progress
Nicholas Stern, one of the most prominent global experts on the climate crisis, has urged Boris Johnson to resist calls to postpone vital UN climate talks this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak.
Ministers and officials have privately discussed the possibility of postponing the Cop26 talks scheduled for Glasgow this November, but no decision has yet been taken. Travel bans and the shutdown imposed in many countries because of the virus have resulted in cancelled meetings and officials working remotely.
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