No Greta, no King, no chance? Are there rays of hope at COP27? | Adam Boulton
Some countries, and leading politicians, are resisting practical steps towards"net zero" by 2050 - the agreed goal of cutting carbon dioxide emissions in the hope that the world's temperature rise will be kept below 2C and, preferably 1.5C.Some of the best-known environmental activists are not going to COP27.
A vociferous minority of Conservative activists are reluctant to support practical steps towards net zero, which may be costly or unattractive. They include 19 Conservative MPs in the so-called"Net Zero Scrutiny Group", which has substantial membership overlap with the pro-Brexit European Research Group.'Just a gathering of people in Egypt'
In his ministerial reshuffle, the new prime minister sacked Alok Sharma, the current chair of COP from the cabinet and demoted Graham Stuart the climate minister. The government's continuing dismissive attitude to COP was embodied in the remark by Truss's deputy prime minister Therese Coffey that it was"just a gathering of people in Egypt".
His tweet shortly before Prime Minister's Questions announcing his changed plans took a different approach, drawing together issues which had been set against each other:"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing in renewables. That is why I will attend @COP27P next week: to deliver on Glasgow's legacy of building a secure and sustainable future.
Seventeen of the 20 countries most severely impacted by climate change are in Africa. Organisers hope that the meeting in Egypt will be the"Africa COP" focusing on the continent's needs. Their dependence on coal led China and India to water down last year's agreement, reducing Alok Sharma to tears. Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin are not expected in Sharm El Sheikh next week.The good news
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