We all need to step up to make the COP26 climate conference a success | Ed Miliband

If we want the government to address the climate emergency in Glasgow this year, we must put it under pressure to actThe Americans have a saying: "you break it, you own it". In the world of climate diplomacy, the maxim is "you host it, you own it". In Copenhagen in 2009, the Danes owned a disastrous climate event that broke up in rancour. In Paris in 2015, the French owned the successful agreement.The 2020 UN climate change conference, known as COP26, which will be taking place in Glasgow in November, could be Copenhagen or Paris, or somewhere in between. Ownership and responsibility will firmly rest with the government. The events of the past few days have proved beyond doubt, however, that we cannot leave it to the government alone. We all need to take ownership of this event. Continue reading...