Jennifer Morgan reacts to COP26 postponement

In reaction to the UN delaying the global climate conference in Glasgow (known as COP26) which was scheduled for November, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, Greenpeace International Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan, said:

“The COVID-19 response has to be resilient for our health and climate. The goal of governments now is to care for their citizens, stabilise and rebuild – and they must do so in a way that creates a just and climate-safe world, because environmental health and our own well-being are dependent on each other. COP26 being put on hold should make governments double down on their efforts to ensure a green and just way forward in handling this health crisis and the climate emergency. Going back to ‘business as usual’ is completely unacceptable: this pandemic shows there are huge lessons to be learned about the importance of listening to science and the need for urgent collective global action.”