# “Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-11-07
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: British PM Rishi Sunak urges action on climate promises at
Meta Description: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls on world leaders to fulfill pledges made to combat global warming at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt, urging
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday use a speech at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt to tell world leaders to deliver on their promises to tackle global warming.

Sunak, who became prime minister late last month, had initially said he would be too busy coming up with a plan to fix Britain’s economy to attend the COP27 summit, drawing criticism from political opponents and campaigners.

Now, he will join more than 100 other leaders speaking at the event.

He is expected to call on governments to deliver on the promises made at COP26 in the Scottish city of Glasgow a year ago, when [host nation Britain helped to broker a wide-ranging climate](https://www.financedigest.com/france-to-host-pro-nuclear-meet-to-push-for-eu-recognition-of-climate-benefits.html "France to host pro-nuclear meet to push for EU recognition of climate benefits") pact – much of which has yet to be implemented.

The [world came together in Glasgow with one last chance to create a plan that would limit global](https://www.financedigest.com/analysis-at-world-cup-saudi-crown-prince-moves-back-on-to-global-stage.html "Analysis-At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage") temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. The question today is: can we summon the collective will to deliver on those promises?” he will say, [according to extracts released by his office in advance](https://www.financedigest.com/european-businesses-are-advancing-their-digital-transformation-according-to-centurylink-study-conducted-by-451-research.html "European businesses are advancing their digital transformation, according to CenturyLink study conducted by 451 Research").

The chances look slim. A United Nations report at the end of October said government [pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions](https://www.financedigest.com/citi-pledges-to-cut-emissions-for-more-sectors-including-coal.html "Citi pledges to cut emissions for more sectors including coal") put the planet on track for an average 2.8 Celsius temperature rise this century after “woefully inadequate” progress.

[Sunak will also meet](https://www.financedigest.com/uks-sunak-plans-to-meet-biden-in-g20-summit.html "UK’s Sunak plans to meet Biden in G20 summit") his French and Italian counterparts on the sidelines of the U.N. conference.

(Reporting by William James, editing by Elizabeth Piper and Barbara Lewis)


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