This year's United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain said Wednesday. The decision was made by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Britain and Italy, which had been due to host some preparatory events. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stresses that safeguarding lives "is our foremost priority" but countries must step up action on climate change especially as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. ..."Although these postponed meetings are important they are not the entirety of climate action. Postponing them does not mean postponing climate action.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2020 11:15 UTC