Glasgow COP26 climate change conference postponed until 2021
The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.
PM launches UN Climate Summit amid controversy over sacking Claire Perry O'Neill as COP26 President
Joined by Sir David Attenborough and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister has today launched the next UN climate conference COP26 which will take place in Glasgow this autumn – in a flurry of controversy following the removal of former Minister Claire Perry O’Neill as the President of COP26.
Mark Carney to play key role in UN climate change conference in Scotland
The Prime Minister has appointed the outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as a key adviser for the UN climate change conference, COP26 which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland in November.
Paris Agreement goal slips further out of reach - PwC warns progress on climate appears to have stalled
Global consulting group PwC is warning that progress on climate appears to have stalled and that the Paris Agreement goal is slipping further out of reach.
UK and Italy to host UN COP26 global climate summit
The UK and Italy have received formal international backing to host the COP26 climate summit in 2020 and are expected to be formally named as co-hosts in December.