Boris Johnson on Friday warned that 'team world' was '5-1' down at half-time in the fight to tackle global warming, as he implored world leaders to act now on the eve of two global gatherings of world leaders
"We could consign our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren to a life in which there are not only huge movements of populations and huge migrations, but also shortages of food, shortages of water, of conflict caused by climate change and there is absolutely no question that this is a reality that we must face.
He said his"road to Damascus" moment came in the early days of his premiership, when he was given a climate briefing by scientists. Of the three biggest emitters, China, the US and India, only Washington is on the same page as the prime minister. President Modi of India is resisting formal targets, while President Xi isn't going far enough.
On the fight to Rome, the PM stressed progress was being made, with 17 nations of the G20 now committing to net-zero by 2050. While China has drawn up a blueprint to reduced emissions, there is frustration from leaders that the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases - 27% of total in 2019 - isn't going faster: China has committed to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and net-zero by 2060, but has indicated it is both unable and unwilling to move further.Can world leaders make COP26 a success?
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