UN, Britain to co-host a global climate summit on Dec 12

United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will co-host the event to rally much greater climate action and ambition.

 

National governments will be invited to present more



ambitious and high-quality climate plans at the summit, which would involve government leaders, as well as the private sector and civil society.

 

The summit is intended to increase momentum ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) to be held in Glasgow in November 2021.