The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.
This decision has been taken by the COP Bureau of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), with the UK and its Italian partners.
Dates for a rescheduled conference in 2021, hosted in Glasgow by the UK in partnership with Italy, will be set out in due course following further discussion with parties.
In light of the ongoing, worldwide effects of COVID-19, holding an ambitious, inclusive COP26 in November 2020 is no longer possible.
Rescheduling will ensure all parties can focus on the issues to be discussed at this vital conference and allow more time for the necessary preparations to take place. We will continue to work with all involved to increase climate ambition, build resilience and lower emissions.
COP26 President-Designate and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma said:
“The world is currently facing an unprecedented global challenge and countries are rightly focusing their efforts on saving lives and fighting COVID-19. That is why we have decided to reschedule COP26.
“We will continue working tirelessly with our partners to deliver the ambition needed to tackle the climate crisis and I look forward to agreeing a new date for the conference.”
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said:
“COVID-19 is the most urgent threat facing humanity today, but we cannot forget that climate change is the biggest threat facing humanity over the long term.
“Soon, economies will restart. This is a chance for nations to recover better, to include the most vulnerable in those plans, and a chance to shape the 21st century economy in ways that are clean, green, healthy, just, safe and more resilient.
“In the meantime, we continue to support and to urge nations to significantly boost climate ambition in line with the Paris Agreement.”
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Funny, how the greatest simulation of the Green New Deal” is now ongoing and they can’t seem to embrace Skype or Zoom for their sessions.
The european songcontest committee in the Netherlands just announced just that: a telemeet show, without voting, though.
COVID, hell! More likely they just realized some nincompoop scheduled the event for Scotland in November.
COP26 …shouldn’t that e ROBBER 26 ?
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Climate Change is the greatest threat to mankind. How dare they postpone, how dare they destroy the young peoples’ futures because of their selfish fight against Covid-19? PS sarcasm if you didn’t realise.
This is such a shame. Might I suggest a different venue and perhaps a brief lifting of travel restrictions so everybody important to this meeting can arrive on time. It seems the ideal location is Antarctica. There will be no CoVID there at present due to limited population. Global warming will certainly make the place cozy and warm by fall, and these are the folks who can happily get by without reliable energy systems, organized agriculture or any of the modern conveniences the rest of us depend on. Hell, throw in a few cases of champagne and we’ve got a conference. Let’s leave the decision about whether to lift travel restrictions at the end of the conference till later once we see what they come up with.
Shame for the hookers of Glasgow – I bet they were counting on COP26 to pay for all their Christmas presents….