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The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak, announced on 28 October his decision to not attend COP27, the annual climate summit hosted by Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh starting 6 November 2022. The reasoning behind Sunak’s decision is to focus on “other pressing domestic commitments including preparations for the autumn Budget,” reports the BBC. Sunak’s decision received backlash from opposition parties and environmental groups deem the decision a “failure of leadership” that shows that the PM…
