David Cameron rejected offer to head COP26 climate conference
The United Nations-led COP26 talks are the most important since the Paris Agreement to curb global warming was secured in 2015.
Countries are expected to deliver more ambitious domestic plans for cutting greenhouse gases by 2030, as current proposals are not enough to prevent dangerous temperature rises. On Tuesday, Mr Johnson refused to answer questions at the launch of COP26 about who would replace Mrs O'Neill, who stood down as a Conservative MP at the election.Sources close to Mrs O'Neill say they think she was fired for criticising government failings.O'Neill: PM 'doesn't really get' climate changeon climate change and claimed the prime minister had admitted he"doesn't really get" the issue.
But senior cabinet minister Michael Gove told the BBC Mr Johnson was dedicated to environmental issues, and 30 years ago had described his political outlook as that of a"green Tory".
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