UK PM receives criticism for declaring he will not attend COP27

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has announced that he will not attend the future Climate Summit in Egypt (COP27). which was not well received. This decision sparked controversy because it could be seen as a lack of interest in stopping climate changeBut Sunak justified himself by saying that the reason was that at the same time he would embark on the “disappointing economic challenges” facing the country.

Likewise, he strongly rejected criticism from opposition leader, Keir Starmer, who accused Sunak of “failure to lead” after the announcement. “No. The leadership we have shown in terms of climate is unparalleled almost in the entire world,” stressed the British “prime minister,” who said he felt “Extremely passionate” and “personally committed” to leaving a better planet for future generations.

“I think at this point it is appropriate that I also focus on the dismal domestic challenges we are having with the economy. I think that is what people reasonably expect of me,” Sunak said, according to Sky News.

As the Minister of Environment, Therese Coffey has gone out to protect her prime minister by making sure that she will be on top of the climate And Sunak’s absence is partly justified because “large COPs tend to be every five years.”

Sunak’s decision not to attend the meeting quickly drew criticism from international organizations such as Greenpeace, which criticized the prime minister for not taking the climate challenge “seriously enough”. From the opposition benches, in addition to Starmer’s work; Caroline Lucas, of the Greens, called Sunak’s decision a “mockery”.

This year’s climate summit takes place in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, and will end just a day after the British executive is due to present its budgets, which is central to the country’s current political instability.

The United Nations Conferences on Climate Change They are annual conferences held under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is a formal meeting of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at which progress in combating climate change is assessed.