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Boris Johnson has said nations cannot “go weak and wobbly” on climate change targets, as he attended COP27 in Egypt.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Speaking in Sharm el-Sheikh, the ex-prime minister said the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions had suffered as a result of the Ukraine war. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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His comments were echoed by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mr Johnson also said he was glad Mr Sunak was attending COP27 – adding he was on “absolutely the right lines”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In return, Mr Sunak said the presence of both the current and former prime ministers showed the UK’s commitment to tackling climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“It is great that the former prime minister is here,” Mr Sunak said. “It just demonstrates our leadership on this issue globally.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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World leaders have gathered at the Red Sea resort for two weeks of talks on climate action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On Monday evening, Mr Sunak addressed the summit, insisting that investing in green infrastructure is morally the right thing to do. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He also told those gathered that the war in Ukraine is a reason to act faster to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Climate and energy security go hand-in-hand,” he said in his first international appearance since taking office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Putin’s abhorrent war in Ukraine and rising energy prices across the world are not a reason to go slow on climate change. They are a reason to act faster,” Mr Sunak said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Earlier in the day, speaking at a New York Times event, Mr Johnson warned it was not the moment “to give in to Putin’s energy blackmail”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“The reason I’m here is because I am worried that the discussion about Ukraine, about what’s happening there, is having all sorts of bad effects,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“It’s making people anxious about net zero, it’s making people anxious about whether we can really do it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He continued: “I think that the risk is that some people will go weak and wobbly on net zero, we can’t have that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n