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COP26 President gives stern climate warning amid war in Ukraine
The president of Glasgow’s COP26 climate summit has issued a warning to fellow world leaders six months after the key event.
Alok Sharma says it would be “an act of monstrous self-harm” if nations break the environmental pledges they made at the conference.
The conference was an agreement between countries to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees.
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causing a spike in energy and food prices, Sharma admits the global outlook has changed drastically.
He says cutting back on climate pledges to compensate for this would be a grave mistake.
Almost 200 countries have agreed to new climate commitments agreeing to cut greenhouse gas emissions and meet the 1.5-degree goal.
Amanda Gunn contributed to this post.