Major economies are not doing 'their fair share' in tackling climate change and there are 'no compelling excuses for our procrastination', Boris Johnson has said
There is a danger that COP26 will be a damp squib, the PM added, putting the chances of success at"about six out of 10 - it's nip and tuck, it's touch and go".
He went on:"Currently we are not going to hit it and we have to be honest with ourselves. We've got to keep that hope alive. The science is clear that we need to act now to halve emissions by 2030 and keep 1.5C within reach." They did not expand on what those actions could be and said they recognised the relevance of halting net emissions"by or around mid-century" - removing the 2050 date seen in previous versions of the final statement to make the target less specific.
A spokeswoman for sustainable development advocacy group Global Citizen said the lack of a definitive timeline"is not good enough". The 20 members, which include the UK, the US, China, India, Brazil, Russia and the EU represent more than three-quarters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen announced an agreement to crack down on 'dirty steel' from China being sold in the US and EU
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