Politics
What Does Boris Johnson Really Think About Climate Change?
While his inner circle is full of activists, his past statements are all over the place.
Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister, delivers a speech on "Unleashing Britain's Potential" at the Old Royal Naval College in London, U.K., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood next to legendary wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough on Tuesday at a press conference for the COP26 United Nations climate conference set for Glasgow in December. He said urgent action is needed to fight global warming and called for an international effort to solve the problem. Then, as he was leaving the stage, a journalist shouted: “What’s your plan?”