As attentions turn to COP27, the war in Ukraine has dimmed the spotlight on the climate crisis. "Why we must act" was the theme of a speech given by Alok Sharma at a windfarm near Glasgow, made to mark six months until the opening of the COP26 climate summit. "We must demonstrate the same urgency in tackling climate change, that we are showing in fighting the coronavirus," he told attendees. But a year later from that speech, the tone has changed. Again in Glasgow, the COP26 president said: "Inflation is spiking around the world. Debt is mounting. Energy prices are rising. And globall...
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