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  • Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma to Viet Nam

    COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma and Viet Nam Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha released a joint statement following Mr Sharma's visit to Hanoi from 28-29 May 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Embassy San Jose: call for bids 2021/2022

    The British Embassy in San Jose is now accepting project proposals for the 2021/2022 financial year (August 2021 - January 2022).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK, Viet Nam strengthen collaboration on climate change on the road to successful COP26.

    COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma congratulated Viet Nam’s action on climate change but urged the country to go further on phasing out coal and accelerating the move to clean energy during a visit to Hanoi on 28-29 May. …

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Rapid action across the economy needed to reach net zero emissions

    COP26 President Alok Sharma at the opening of the World Economic Forum's ‘Climate Breakthroughs: The Road to COP26 and Beyond'.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Alok Sharma visits South East Asia and South Asia to build support for COP26 climate goals

    COP26 President-Designate to travel to Viet Nam, Indonesia and Bangladesh this week

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Investing in clean recoveries for a resilient, net zero future

    COP26 President Alok Sharma at 'Green New Deal: Clean Transition to Green Economy' - a special session for the P4G summit, jointly hosted by the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Green Climate Fund.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HydroSurv wins ADMIRALTY Coastal Inundation Challenge

    UKHO announce HydroSurv as the winner of its latest challenge to identify how marine geospatial data can be used to identify areas at risk of coastal inundation

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Delivering for the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change at COP26

    COP26 President Alok Sharma's video address at the World Humanitarian Forum, on the need to act now against the threat of climate change to ensure a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Ministers showcase the UK’s green future ahead of COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow

    COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma marked less than six months to go until the climate change summit this November, as Government Ministers travelled across the country to see how the UK is greening all parts of society.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Pick the planet

    This year’s climate summit COP26 will be the world’s best chance of building a cleaner, greener future - COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma in a major speech at Whitelee Windfarm, near Glasgow.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma: “Pick the planet”

    This year’s climate summit COP26 will be the world’s best chance of building a cleaner, greener future, COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma will say in a major speech outside of Glasgow today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Energy Transition Council's South Africa country dialogue

    Launched by the COP 26 President, the Energy Transition Council brings together donor governments, major multinational institutions in the fields of energy, finance and global experts to look at options to support emerging c…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The vital role of science in tackling climate change

    COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening address on the second day of the Met Office Science Conference 2021: Science for a resilient future.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Joint statement from COP26 President Alok Sharma and Italian Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani

    In a joint statement, COP26 President, Alok Sharma and Italian Ecological Transition Minister, Roberto Cingolani, show the UK and Italy’s commitment to COP26 and international collaboration on climate change.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025: UK commitments to reach REAP’s goal

    UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency announced UK commitments at the Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) pledging meeting.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New UK funding to boost climate disaster responses

    New funding will support developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Protecting people and nature from the effects of the climate crisis

    COP26 President Alok Sharma's video speech on averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage caused by climate change at the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership's 'From commitment to action' event.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK shares COP26 objectives with SICA countries

    The British Ambassador in Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, addressed COP26 priorities with Central American countries in a regional event on May 10.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Flood defence work starting across York

    The Environment Agency has reached another major milestone in the development of York Flood Alleviation Scheme as construction starts in four areas of the city.

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  • Rising to the challenges of the climate crisis by working together

    COP26 Alok Sharma's remarks at a press conference hosted by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, following the end of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government