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Confirmed: UK and Italy to host crucial COP26 UN climate summit

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

10 September 2019 • 4 min read

Summit - tipped as the most important since 2015 - will see thousands of climate diplomats flock to Glasgow

The UK and Italy will jointly host next year's crucial COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, it has been confirmed today. The UK government said countries around the world had officially given their backing...

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