Mr Sharma, who is responsible for November's climate conference, travelled to 30 countries in seven months but did not need to isolate when he returned.
"When you're in charge of COP26, to take this many flights is hypocritical."
His Instagram feed shows him travelling to various countries, including India in February and Bolivia and Brazil more recently. His trips reportedly include visiting Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and Turkey, all of which are on the red list.Sources close to Mr Sharma defended the trips and told the newspaper that they were made as safe as possible.
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