“Delivering for people and the planet
From 6 to 18 November, Heads of State, ministers and negotiators, along with climate activists, mayors, civil society representatives and CEOs will meet in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh for the largest annual gathering on climate action.
The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 - will build on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency – from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience and adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change, to delivering on the commitments to finance climate action in developing countries.”
That’s what it says on the UN website.
Apparently Liz Truss has told our new king not to go. I didn’t think it was in the remit of a prime minister to tell a king what to do or not do but there it is. But it has been deemed inappropriate for the monarch to attend. It would be a different matter of it were being held in the UK, like COP26, but despite his longstanding interest in environmental matter, those in the know say that Charles now has “other priorities”. It must be hard being the head that wears the crown and not being able to indulge your passionate interests. It rather defeats the object of being king. It has been suggested that William should go instead, taking up his father’s mantle as protector of the environment.
It’s quite likely Liz Truss won’t go either, despite saying that she would during her campaign to become queen … oops! leader of the Conservatives. But then I rather get the impression that she and her government are not terribly interested in the environment. There’s a story doing the rounds that Rees-Mogg would not object to fracking in his own garden. Of course, you have to have a large enough garden to make fracking worth while. Perhaps he does have such a garden. Ours is definitely too small to make such activity worth while. Besides, the scientific opinion is rather against fracking.
I would really like us to save the planet, even on grey days like today. There is supposed to be rain on the way, not enough to fill the reservoirs though. The wind seems to be getting up too. But I managed to get up and run without any untoward happenings so I suppose I’ll just batten down the hatches and stay in for the rest of the day.
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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