Public-private partnership must be at the heart of tackling climate change ahead of COP26
Claire Perry O’Neill is a Senior Advisor (Energy & Climate) at Public Policy Projects and the former Minister for Energy and Clean Growth
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a session of the UN Security Council on climate and security at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on February 23, 2021 in London, England.(Photo by Stefan Rousseau-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Later this year, representatives of over 190 governments will gather at COP26 to voice their commitments to tackling the climate crisis, confirm a “landing zone” on net zero and negotiate the intricacies of the Paris Agreement rulebook. But it’s an illusion to think that government commitments are enough to kick-start climate recovery.