Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the 'game-changing' COP26 pact, and says the world is following UK’s lead in phasing down coal use. Read more:
On Sunday evening, he once again hailed the agreement as a"historic achievement" but said China and India would have to"explain themselves to developing countries" who will be disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis.
He told Sky News' Trevor Phillips On Sunday:"Yes, of course I would have liked to ensure we maintain the 'phase out' rather than changing the wording to 'phase down', but on the way to phasing out, you've got to phase down. Asked whether his emotional reaction to the change in language on coal was an admission of failure, Mr Sharma told the BBC:"I wouldn't describe what we did yesterday as a failure - it is a historic achievement."
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