Alok Sharma

The COP26 President-Designate said the success or failure of the climate summit rests in world leaders’ hands

President Xi Jinping made the announcement at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly via video, pledging to ‘step up support’ for green and low carbon energy projects in developing countries

The Chinese leader has not committed to attending the summit this November but hopes it is a success says the COP26 President

The Climate Action Network suggests vaccine inequity, unaffordable accommodation and travel challenges could lock out many developing countries COP26 delegates

It was the first face-to-face ministerial meeting of its kind in more than 18 months – with ministers discussing how COP26 can be a success and what must be done afterwards to tackle global climate change

COP20 President said that Alok Sharma’s role is to build confidence among the leaders to achieve what is needed

Local seasonal produce, vegetable oil fuels and carbon offsets are some of the measures that will be deployed to make the event as sustainable as possible

The COP26 President said the government is planning for an in-person summit but was keen to highlight the safety of delegates and the local community ‘will be paramount’

COP26 President spoke at the 2021 Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the US President Joe Biden

The tech giant has committed to supporting COP26 Presidency through low carbon innovations