Cop26 president Alok Sharma
Cop26 is first big post-Brexit test for ‘Global Britain’
Completion of Article 6 arrangements for emissions trading is the central challenge
The UK will take on a huge responsibility in leading global climate action this November when it hosts the annual UN climate talks in Glasgow. Hot on the heels of leaving the EU, the British government faces a challenge to prove its diplomatic weight and live up to the ‘Global Britain’ mantra beloved by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fellow Brexiteers. Fortuitously for Johnson, the Biden administration has given him a huge helping hand by rejoining the Paris Agreement on the new president’s inauguration day and confirming the US is wholeheartedly committed to taking a leading role in tackling climate change. So much is required—and expected—of the UN Cop26 on climate change that former
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