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| King Charles should attend climate summit, COP26 president says | King Charles should attend climate summit, COP26 president says |
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| King Charles should attend the upcoming climate change conference COP27, the president of last year's summit and member of Liz Truss's cabinet has said. | King Charles should attend the upcoming climate change conference COP27, the president of last year's summit and member of Liz Truss's cabinet has said. |
| Alok Sharma was responding to a report, external which claimed the prime minister had "ordered" the King not to attend. | Alok Sharma was responding to a report, external which claimed the prime minister had "ordered" the King not to attend. |
| Buckingham Palace later confirmed the King will not attend the summit in Egypt next month. | Buckingham Palace later confirmed the King will not attend the summit in Egypt next month. |
| Mr Sharma said the King had championed the environment for decades and other countries wanted him to attend. | Mr Sharma said the King had championed the environment for decades and other countries wanted him to attend. |
| The former business secretary, who led COP26 in Glasgow last November and retains cabinet status, told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight programme: "I would certainly like to see His Majesty attend and that is a message I am getting from countries around the world. | The former business secretary, who led COP26 in Glasgow last November and retains cabinet status, told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight programme: "I would certainly like to see His Majesty attend and that is a message I am getting from countries around the world. |
| "Of course, he is head of state in the United Kingdom but he is also head of state in other countries, some of which are very much on the front line of climate change." | "Of course, he is head of state in the United Kingdom but he is also head of state in other countries, some of which are very much on the front line of climate change." |
| On Sunday, Buckingham Palace said the decision for King Charles not to attend COP27 had been made "with mutual friendship and respect" after the monarch sought the prime minister's advice. | On Sunday, Buckingham Palace said the decision for King Charles not to attend COP27 had been made "with mutual friendship and respect" after the monarch sought the prime minister's advice. |
| COP26 president Alok Sharma said King Charles had been a "huge global champion of the environment" before it was a mainstream issue | COP26 president Alok Sharma said King Charles had been a "huge global champion of the environment" before it was a mainstream issue |
| Mr Sharma said he couldn't comment about the content of the conversations between the King and prime minister, but said the monarch had for decades been a "huge global champion of the environment and tackling climate change long before it was a mainstream issue". | Mr Sharma said he couldn't comment about the content of the conversations between the King and prime minister, but said the monarch had for decades been a "huge global champion of the environment and tackling climate change long before it was a mainstream issue". |
| In his former role as the Prince of Wales, the King has been a staunch climate campaigner and made a speech during the opening ceremony of last year's summit. | In his former role as the Prince of Wales, the King has been a staunch climate campaigner and made a speech during the opening ceremony of last year's summit. |
| Last week, Egypt warned the UK not to "backtrack" on the global climate agenda. | Last week, Egypt warned the UK not to "backtrack" on the global climate agenda. |
| Ms Truss has not said whether she will attend COP27, suggesting that the UK may have neither a head of government nor a head of state in attendance. | Ms Truss has not said whether she will attend COP27, suggesting that the UK may have neither a head of government nor a head of state in attendance. |
| Mr Sharma said the prime minister had been clear on the government's commitment to reach a target of net-zero emissions by 2050. | Mr Sharma said the prime minister had been clear on the government's commitment to reach a target of net-zero emissions by 2050. |