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As COP26 looms, Glasgow is facing a waste crisis

12 October 2021

1:33 PM

12 October 2021

1:33 PM

In early November, Glasgow will be the focus of the world’s attention for COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference. For Boris Johnson, however, two major embarrassments await. First, an environmental conference aimed at weaning the developed world off fossil fuels looks set to take place in the middle of a British energy crisis, with gas supplies breaking down and drivers lining up at the pumps.

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