UN postpones COP26 climate talks due to coronavirus fight

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London—The United Nations has postponed the COP26 climate talks set for Glasgow in November as governments fight to contain the global spread of the coronavirus. The delay to the summit — seen as the most important since the 2015 Paris Agreement — pushes back the timeframe for countries to agree to renew and increase the ambition of their emissions reduction targets. “In light of the ongoing, worldwide effects of COVID-19, holding an ambitious, inclusive COP26 in November 2020 is no longer possible,” the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change said in a statement late Wednesday.