- It is possible that "six in ten" will force other countries to join financial and environmental goals ahead of the leading climate change conference, COP26, in November, the British Prime Minister said.
Boris Johnson is in the United States for a United Nations meeting where he will call on heads from state and government to take "concrete steps." But he said it was "difficult" to convince the Allies to keep their promise to give developing countries $100 billion a year to reduce carbon emissions.
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With about 100 UN heads of state and government expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week, Johnson will seek to strengthen his actions through a series of summits. During his flight, Johnson told reporters, "I think things are going to get tense this week. But I think it's all done by CC, six out of ten.
"It will be difficult, but people need to understand that this is very important for the world." Prime Minister wants to push for more climate protection during travel. Climate report is "code red for humanity."
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Downing Street said the developed world had "collectively failed" to reach its $100bn (£73bn) goal.
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COP26 President Alok Sharma, who was with the Prime Minister, announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping had not agreed to attend the conference. Johnson said Sharma had "had some great conversations with his Chinese counterparts about the things they wanted to do." "I think China is significant to that, and I think China is making real progress," he added.
Johnson also insisted that the new Secretary for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, would do a "tremendous job" after social media posts showed her denying climate change. "I don't want to encourage you, but if you dig into some of my articles from 20 years ago, you may find some of the comments I've made about climate change that doesn't fully support the current struggle," he said.
"But the facts are changing, and people are changing their minds and views." Johnson will also travel to Washington to meet US President Joe Biden for the first time at the White House. The Prime Minister is likely to push for UK-US travel to resume, with the Biden administration maintaining the ban.