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Who has taken sole charge as President of COP26 - the United Nations Climate Summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021?

Who has taken sole charge as President of COP26 - the United Nations Climate Summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021? Correct Answer Alok Sharma

The correct answer is Alok Sharma.

  • Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin Ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet has taken sole charge as President of COP26 - the United Nations Climate Summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021.
  • He will chair the Climate Action Implementation Committee to coordinate government action towards net-zero by 2050 in the run-up to the summit. 

  • Kwasi Kwarteng, who was a minister of state in the Business department, has been promoted to take over from Sharma as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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