Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at Downing Street on the final outcome of the UN Cop26 climate summit at 5pm on Sunday, No 10 has confirmed.
He will be joined at the briefing by summit president Alok Sharma.
Mr Sharma earlier admitted he was emotional after getting very little sleep in the final days of the Cop26 conference, with the summit president almost in tears at the close of the conference as he apologised for the way a final change to the Glasgow Pact had been carried out.
The former business secretary told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “In terms of what happened yesterday, we managed to get an enormous amount over the line.
“On a personal level, I have invested enormous amounts of the last two years into this. I’ve been out to see countries, talked to people on the front line of climate change, and of course I’d had about six hours sleep in 72 hours previously, so it was an emotional moment.”
Mr Sharma said it had been his job to “build consensus” on the final deal, as he denied the Glasgow Pact had ended in failure.
Asked whether his emotional reaction to the change in language on coal was an admission of failure, Mr Sharma replied: “I wouldn’t describe what we did yesterday as a failure – it is a historic achievement.”
But Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai said the Cop26 summit had not lived up to climate activists’ expectations.
She said: “It was my expectation that the leaders would do something but unfortunately they have not met the expectations of me and other climate activists.
“I think leaders must prioritise people and the planet over profits in this moment.”
The Pakistani activist participated in Cop26 virtually and pushed for climate education for children and girls.
“We know that climate change is not an issue in isolation, it’s connected to gender equality and girls’ education as well,” she said.
