- Prime Minister Andy Burnham will promise a new era of British leadership on international climate policy at the COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, reaffirming the UK's goal of net zero by 2050.
- Mr Burnham is expected to be the only G7 leader speaking at the gathering, as US President Donald Trump and several other major global leaders chose not to attend.
- The Prime Minister has appointed Dame Madeleine Alessandri as special representative for climate security to ensure environmental risks are treated as core national security concerns.
- During the summit, Mr Burnham will meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss protecting the Amazon rainforest, ending deforestation, and advancing clean energy.
- The announcement comes amid criticism from environmental campaigners over potential domestic rollbacks on electric vehicle sales targets and North Sea fossil fuel project approvals.
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