Boris Johnson called the agreement reached at the UN COP26 climate change summit today “a big step forward”.
London, United Kingdom:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the deal signed at the UN COP26 climate change summit on Saturday “a big step forward”, but warned that “a huge amount remains to be seen”.
“There is still much to be done in the years to come,” Johnson said after the Glasgow summit.
“But today’s agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first international agreement to phase out coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees,” he said.
Nearly 200 nations came together on a global agreement to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiations, but fell short of what the science says to stop dangerous temperature rise.
British leader Johnson, whose government hosted the event, said, “We asked nations to come together for our planet at COP26, and they have answered that call.
“I hope we see COP26 in Glasgow as the beginning of the end of climate change, and I will continue to work tirelessly towards that goal,” he said.
Britain’s COP26 president Alok Sharma told delegates: “It is time for a decision. And the choices you are prepared to make are very important.”
But China and India insisted that the language on fossil fuels be weakened in the final summit decision text.
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