Reacting to the decision to postpone the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission's executive vice-president in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, made a point of reaffirming the institution's climate commitments on Wednesday 1 April in a statement issued shortly after the official announcement of the postponement.
"On behalf of the European Commission, I want to assure the UK COP26 Presidency, the UNFCCC, Italy...