Alok Sharma is not considering hosting the event online, however. "We need to have a physical event. We cannot allow any further delay," he told AFP. "We've already delayed Cop by one year and I'm afraid that during that year climate change has not abated. In fact, last year was the hottest year on record, the last decade was the hottest on record." I have been very clear that I want coal power to be consigned to history Alok Sharma "We are looking at all Covid-secure measures, including vaccines, to deal with this particular issue", he said. Nations around the world committed under the 2015 Paris accord to keeping the global temperature increase to under 2°C, and ideally closer to 1.5°C, by 2050.