Governments around the world must agree to end the use of coal power to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown, the UK’s president of vital UN climate talks has said. Alok Sharma, the UK’s president-designate of Cop26, said: “We were not able to get every country to agree to phasing out coal power, which was very disappointing. Molwyn Joseph, cabinet minister in Antigua and Barbuda, who led the delegation of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the London meeting, said: “The message from small island developing states (SIDS) appears to be well received. After more than a year of a health crisis, this first physical meeting in London was an essential step for jolting the international community into action. London experienced torrential rain on Sunday, which led to flooding in many areas, even as the talks were taking place.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2021 21:11 UTC