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Cop27: record number of fossil fuel lobbyists at climate conference – live

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Latest developments from the UN event, where the theme of the day is science and youth

Though Rishi Sunak the UK prime minister hotfooted it back to England pretty swiftly after his underwhelming speech to the conference on Monday, there are still a handful of politicians knocking around.

Chris Skidmore, the UK’s net zero tsar, is speaking at six different events during Cop, and seems to be thoroughly enjoying his time in Sharm El-Sheikh.

I am delighted to be at Cop27 as part of the U.K. delegation and to speak about the Net Zero Review and the progress we have made. So far the review has held 38 evidence roundtables and been taking evidence from across the Uk- along with receiving over 1800 written evidence submissions.

I’m keen to maintain the level of collaboration internationally, to demonstrate that the U.K. remains internationally leading in our climate policies and the review is a fantastic opportunity to establish new policies and frameworks that can ensure we can go further and faster on emissions reductions- and show other nations how they can deliver and implement their own net zero targets.

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