U.K.’s Johnson Calls for Climate Action to Match Promises
- Premier says he’s pushing China to peak emissions before 2030
- Johnson is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about progress at COP26
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, on Nov. 2.
Photographer: Robert Perry/EPA/Bloomberg
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said countries must match action to their promises on fighting climate change as he kept pressure on China, the biggest emitter, to move faster in reducing greenhouse gases.
The premier said he’s “cautiously optimistic” about progress made so far at the United Nations COP26 talks in Glasgow, Scotland. He touted advances including an emissions reduction promise by India, an agreement to end “the great chainsaw massacre” on forests, and pledges of carbon neutrality by countries representing almost 90% of global emissions.