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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12785

8 September 2021
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
Climate Action Network calls for postponement of COP26 due to Covid-19 inequalities
Brussels, 07/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 7 September, the global NGO network Climate Action Network (CAN) called for a postponement of the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26) on the grounds that it would not be “safe, inclusive or fair” due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Looking at the current timeline for COP26 (due to be held from 31 October until 12 November in Glasgow), it is difficult to imagine there can be fair participation from the Global South under safe conditions and it...

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INSTITUTIONAL
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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