U.K.’s Boris Johnson compares fall of Roman Empire to current battle against climate change
Global leaders must step up the fight against climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Friday, saying world civilization could collapse as swiftly as the ancient Roman empire unless more is done.
The health crisis and economic recovery feature strongly on the agenda, but the most vital and difficult debate will centre on how far the leaders want to go in cutting greenhouse gases and in helping poorer nations confront global warming. “On the eve of COP26 in Glasgow, all roads to success go through Rome,” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told reporters on Friday.However, expectations of major progress have been dimmed by the decision of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to stay at home, unlike the vast majority of their counterparts, and attend only via video link.
The first day of discussions, which are being held in a futuristic convention centre called ‘The Cloud’, will focus on the global economy and pandemic response.
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