Reactive to Alok Sharma becoming full-time COP26 President

Responding to the announcement that Alok Sharma will become full-time President of the UN COP26 climate conference, Nick Molho, Executive Director at the Aldersgate Group, said: “The UK has an important role to play as the host of COP26 to drive international ambition to tackle climate change. It is therefore welcome to see Alok Sharma MP taking on the role of COP26 President full-time to focus on this vital agenda. Having hosted the Climate Ambition Summit at the end of December, now is the time to build further international commitments to deliver the increase in global emission reduction targets that climate science is urgently calling for.”

Nick Molho added: “Domestic progress will be vital to strengthen the UK’s leadership role ahead of and during the international summit. We therefore warmly welcome the appointments of Kwasi Kwarteng MP and Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP to the vital roles of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth respectively. These roles will be essential in putting the UK on track to meet its net zero emissions target.”