EU Officials Dismiss Johnson’s Mini Deals as a COP26 Distraction

摘要

European Union diplomats heading to Glasgow for climate change talks are concerned that smaller side deals planned by the U.K. could give recalcitrant nations an excuse to avoidsigning on to a global agreement.The annual United Nations summit, which starts Oct. 31, is predominately a fortnight of talks between countries to thrash out international measures on avoiding catastrophic climatechange. Top of the agenda this year is agreeing on rules for a global carbon market. It’s the only part of the Paris rulebook that is unfinished because the EU and other developedcountries walked away from the table in 2019.