Alok Sharma confirms COP26 unit to be shrunk by around a third

James Murray
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Alok Sharma confirms COP26 unit to be shrunk by around a third

COP26 President tells peers the team working on the government's COP26 agenda will fall from around 220 to under 150

The UK may officially remain the President of the COP26 Climate Summit until the COP27 Summit kicks off in Egypt this November, but the team working to build on last year's Glasgow Climate Pact is to be...

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