Claire O’Neill, who was removed as COP 26 president last week, launched a blistering attack on the leadership of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the entire UN climate talks process. In the letter O’Neill — a former energy minister — said Britain had “a great agenda” for the forthcoming talks: “But we are miles off track. “We are almost out of time to win the battle against climate change and start the process of climate recovery,” she wrote. Rebecca Newsom, head of politics at Greenpeace UK, said Britain must “start leading by example and get its own house in order”. She also warned this year’s UN talks were hugely important and Britain had a “grave responsibility” to make them a success.

Source: The Express Tribune February 05, 2020 06:00 UTC