The UK and other countries should be doing "a lot more" if they are serious about containing global heating, according to the President of Cop26.Sir Alok Sharma, who led the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow two years ago, said "the world is not on track" in its aim to curb rising temperatures and meet its previous targets.

The UK and other countries should be doing "a lot more" if they are serious about containing global heating, according to the President of Cop26.Sir Alok Sharma, who led the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow two years ago, said "the world is not on track" in its aim to curb rising temperatures and meet its previous targets.