Scott Morrison confirms he’ll attend COP26 climate talks in Glasgow

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed he will attend COP26 climate talks in Glasgow just weeks before the conference commences.

Mr Morrison had previously refused to commit to attending the international summit, where world leaders are being called on to increase the ambition of their climate change policies.

He said the federal government is still “finalising” its position to take to the meeting.

“I simply say to everyone that net-zero was an outcome that I outlined at the beginning of this year consistent with our Paris agreement,” Mr Morrison told reporters in Canberra.

“The challenge is not about that if and the when, the challenge is about the how and I am very focused on the how.”

Mr Morrison has been locked in negotiations with Coalition partners the Nationals about securing a climate change policy platform to take to Glasgow.

Source: sbs.com.au