Source: Cabinet Office, United Kingdom |

Alok Sharma, COP26 President, to return to Kenya to advance African climate leadership ahead of COP27

COP26 President Alok Sharma will travel to Kenya from 5-7 October, following his attendance at Pre-COP in the DRC

Mr Sharma will meet newly-elected President Ruto and cabinet ministers to discuss Kenya’s continued climate leadership ahead of COP27; the COP President will visit wind and geothermal sites contributing to Kenya’s clean energy transition; Mr Sharma will also meet with youth, civil society and private finance representatives to discuss local…

Source: Cabinet Office, United Kingdom |

UN Conference of the Parties (COP) President Alok Sharma to attend pre-COP negotiations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead of COP27

The COP President will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for pre-COP, which runs from 3-5 October

The pre-COP meeting in Kinshasa, hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Egypt, is the final formal multilateral opportunity for ministers to shape climate negotiations ahead of COP27 in November; the COP President will represent the UK at the meeting to lay the foundations for a successful COP27…