There is a “vacuum” in government policy on climate change with Boris Johnson failing to match promises to cut emissions with action, according to Britain’s advisory body. The lack of progress risks undermining the country’s credibility as host of Cop26, the UN climate conference in Glasgow in November, and “puts the whole process into jeopardy”, the Climate Change Committee warned. SponsoredLord Deben, the committee’s chairman, said that if the government failed to set out strong policies by November it would not persuade other countries to act on their emissions. “If we haven’t shown the way in which we’re going to deliver, then we will not be able to make Cop a success,” he said. “The whole concept of global Britain being a leader will

Source: The Times June 23, 2021 22:52 UTC