Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda

Unusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss's commitment to net zero

The Egyptian government, host of the next UN climate summit, has warned the UK against backtracking from the global climate agenda", in a significant intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss's commitment to net zero.

The warning before the Cop27 conference, which will take place in just over a month in Sharm el-Sheikh, to the host of Cop26, which took place in Glasgow last November, is highly unusual in diplomatic terms. The hosts of successive Cops are responsible for a smooth handover of the talks.