UK COP26 Ambassador to Brunei to Discuss Climate Change Issues

James Conn

United Kingdom (UK) Regional Ambassador for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) Ken O’Flaherty will be in Brunei Darussalam until 26 October to strengthen the relationship and cooperation between the UK and the Sultanate in tackling climate change. I’m staying

According to the British High Commission in Brunei Darussalam, Mr O’Flaherty will participate in the first UK-Brunei Climate Change Dialogue, agreed at the first UK-Brunei Strategic Dialogue to be held in the UK in December 2021.

Meeting with Ministers, Brunei Darussalam Climate Change Council (BNCCC), Brunei Climate Change Secretariat (BCCS), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), business leaders and industry experts to review commitments and pledges made at COP26 Discuss progress. ;priorities at his 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), due next month, and areas for further cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and the UK.

“I am visiting Brunei Darussalam for the first time and am looking forward to engaging with the BNCCC, BCCS and the wider community,” O’Flahati said.

Following the UK’s COP26 Presidency, he said: I am pleased that Brunei has announced that he will commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Building on his contribution to the success of his COP26 summit in Brunei and its progress, we hope that areas for further cooperation can be explored. here in Brunei. ”

Mr. O’Flaherty was appointed the UK Government’s COP26 Regional Ambassador in March 2020, covering the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in March 2020.