Boris Johnson (R) and conservationist David Attenborough attending an occasion to launch the COP26 local weather summit. The summit has now been postponed till 2021 because of the coronavirus.
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A significant UN local weather change convention because of happen in November has been postponed till 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The COP26 summit was set to be hosted by the U.Okay. on the Scottish Occasion Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland, with over 30,000 individuals anticipated to attend.
In a press release issued Wednesday, the U.Okay. authorities stated new dates for the convention could be "set out in the end" following talks.
"In mild of the continuing, worldwide results of COVID-19, holding an formidable, inclusive COP26 in November 2020 is now not attainable," the federal government added.
In an indication of how issues have modified in latest months, the SEC is now being transformed into a short lived medical facility to supply help to NHS Scotland.
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