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COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry spoke today, on Secretary Kerry鈥檚 first full day in his new role.

Mr Sharma congratulated Secretary Kerry on bringing the US back to the Paris Agreement yesterday, noting the great importance of the accord being fully universal again.

皇冠体育appy agreed that there is no time to waste on tackling climate change. 皇冠体育appy noted that our two countries are once again tightly aligned in prioritising this shared challenge and will work together to raise global efforts ahead of COP26 in November.

Mr Sharma said that, as hosts of COP26, the UK had sent a clear message to the world in setting an ambitious new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in December and that he looked forward to seeing the US鈥檚 own ambitious NDC in the coming months.

Mr Sharma and Secretary Kerry agreed on the particular importance of international climate finance, and for both the UK and the US to work closely with countries who are especially vulnerable to climate change. 皇冠体育appy also noted the encouraging growth in the shift to renewable energy across the world.

皇冠体育app pair agreed that their respective officials should work together closely. 皇冠体育appy looked forward to speaking regularly in the run up to G7 and COP26, and to meeting in person at the soonest possibility.