Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow likely to be delayed again
by Fiona Harvey environment correspondent from on (#53YDW)
UK to ask for postponement to November 2021 because of coronavirus travel controls
Vital international climate talks due to be hosted by the UK are expected to be delayed until late next year because of the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged, dashing hopes they could be reconvened sooner.
The UN talks, known as Cop26, were to be held in Glasgow this November, but in early April they were postponed as governments around the world grappled with lockdown. At that time governments thought the summit could be reconvened within the first three months of 2021.
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