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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Politics
Rob Merrick

Boris Johnson skips Joe Biden climate summit attended by 16 world leaders

EPA

Boris Johnson skipped a virtual climate summit hosted by Joe Biden for world leaders, despite 15 other heads of state and government joining the talks.

The leaders of Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada and Indonesia, and the head of the European Commission, were among those who discussed the climate emergency, amid growing alarm over extreme weather events.

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