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Boris Johnson dashes to Glasgow in bid to unblock COP26

Hans van Leeuwen

Glasgow | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged world leaders to “grasp the opportunity” as the UN’s COP26 climate conference grinds into its final days, after dashing to Glasgow by train to try to secure a deal.

China is corralling developing countries to demand more climate cash from the rich world as the price of reaching political agreement by Friday (Saturday AEDT) on an ambitious COP26 declaration proposed by London.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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