COP26 EXPLAINED

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COP26 EXPLAINED Securing a brighter future for our children and future generations requires countries to take urgent action at home and abroad to turn the tide on climate change. It is with ambition, courage and collaboration as we approach the crucial COP26 summit in the UK that we can seize this moment together, so we can recover cleaner, rebuild greener and restore our planet. PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BORIS JOHNSON 67COP26 EXPLAINEDThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastation to millions around the world, disrupting many parts of the global economy . Governments, including our own, have stepped up to protect lives and livelihoods. But climate change has continued, and it ultimately threatens life on countries begin to recover from the Coronavirus pandemic, we must take the historic opportunity to tackle climate change at the same time to build back better, and greener.

economy is now covered by net zero targets, up from less than 30% when the UK took on the Presidency of COP26. The world is moving towards a low-carbon future. Clean energy, like wind and solar, is now the cheapest source of electricity in most countries; many of the world’s car makers are shifting to make only electric and hybrid models;

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