Environment Minister Koizumi "Does not slow down" with postponement of COP, April 3 at 12:48
Regarding the postponement of the United Nations Conference on Global Warming (COP26) scheduled to be held in November in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Minister of the Environment Koizumi said, I want to make sure that I never delay. "
The United Nations meeting on global warming, COP26, was to be held in the United Kingdom in November, but will be postponed to next year as the spread of the new coronavirus spreads.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on March 3, Minister Koizumi said, "I thought that the Olympics had been postponed and that the event would be tough. It will be held next year, with strong momentum for the Paris Agreement and decarbonisation. "
He said, `` I want to do my best to respond to the new coronavirus in front of me, but not to delay the progress against climate change and the climate crisis that is already in progress as a crisis. '' Was.