Britain’s Rishi Sunak will attend COP27 in Egypt subsequent week, he mentioned on Wednesday, after his workplace beforehand mentioned the brand new prime minister was anticipated to skip the annual local weather summit.

“There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing in renewables,” Sunak wrote on Twitter.

He added he was attending the summit to “deliver on Glasgow’s legacy of building a secure and sustainable future,” in reference to the British metropolis internet hosting the final version of the convention in 2021.

Sunak’s workplace had mentioned final week he was not anticipated to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference as he targeted on “pressing domestic commitments”, inviting each criticism and assist for the choice.

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Sunak, who grew to become Britain’s third prime minister in two months final week, has been working with finance minister Jeremy Hunt on a bundle of tax rises and spending cuts to restore the nation’s public funds, with a plan due Nov. 17.

The opposition Labour occasion had known as Sunak’s determination to skip COP27 a “massive failure of leadership”. Britain hosted COP26 final 12 months and holds its presidency till the beginning of the subsequent summit.

Britain’s COP26 president Alok Sharma, who misplaced his cupboard minister rank after Sunak took workplace, informed the Times newspaper over the weekend Sunak’s absence on the summit might undermine the nation’s place as a world chief on inexperienced points.