Predictable, as most other mass gatherings this year have been busy cancelling themselves recently for the same reason. It won’t be missed.
A key climate conference due in November is delayed over disruption caused by the coronavirus, reports BBC News.
The announcement was made in a joint statement from the UK and UN after a “virtual” meeting of officials.
Dozens of world leaders were due to attend the COP26 gathering that was set to run in Glasgow from November 9 this year.
It is expected that the conference will now take place by the middle of next year.
As the virus has spread around the world, there has been a growing expectation in recent weeks that the COP26 talks would be delayed.
Around 30,000 delegates, journalists and environmental campaigners were due in Scotland for the meeting.
Full report here.
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April 1, 2020 at 04:57PM
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