U.K.’s COP26 Climate Summit in Doubt Due to Pandemic

Boris Johnson chairs a session of the UN Security Council on climate change in London on Feb. 23.Photographer: Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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By Tim Ross and Alex Morales

March 31, 2021 at 4:12 PM UTC

Updated on

March 31, 2021 at 8:15 PM UTC

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A crucial international summit on climate change due to take place in the U.K. in November may need to be postponed or radically redesigned due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Officials are discussing options for reducing in-person attendance at the United Nations COP26 summit and even potentially delaying the event for a second time, according to a person familiar with the matter.