COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, will be held in Glasgow this year. As the Newsnight clip points out, "UK policies on climate change will be scrutinised like never before."
Today @BorisJohnson said that the UK will no longer use public money for overseas #coal projects. The UK has not funded a coal plant for nearly 20 years.— Global Witness (@Global_Witness) January 20, 2020
This is a hollow commitment - the UK must stop financing ALL fossil fuel projects overseas. https://t.co/N4N35kbCIH pic.twitter.com/bpWwZMnR1m
Natural England and the Environment Agency warn that 2020 is the 'last chance' for the world to tackle climate change. The Met Office has warned that 2020 will witness one of the largest annual rises in CO2 since measurements began in 1958. Top scientists warn Ministers are doing little towards the 2050 emissions target:
No part of government, and no part of the economy and society, could be left unaffected if the push towards net zero was to be successful, said [Jim Skea, professor of sustainable energy at Imperial College London]. “We really need to do it all,” he said. “Nothing can be wiped off the table. No sector can be left to not contribute – really, this needs contributions from absolutely everything.”
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