Thank you for contacting me about COP26, which is being held in Glasgow in November this year.
I am pleased the United Kingdom will be hosting this conference as it provides an opportunity to drive the world to tackle climate change. The UK has a proud record on climate action, being the first major economy to legislate to achieve net zero by 2050. The Prime Minister has set the ambitious climate change target into law of reducing emissions by 78% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels. This builds on the existing interim target of reducing emissions by 68% by 2030.
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