UK PM urges G7 leaders to 'build back greener'
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13 June, 2021, 05:30 pm
Last modified: 13 June, 2021, 05:35 pm
Johnson said the leaders are gathered, on the final day of the summit in Cornwall, to talk about climate change and "building back greener"
Boris Johnson speaks after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister at The Queen Elizabeth II centre in London, Britain July 23, 2019/ Reuters
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced Sir David Attenborough's speech to the G7.
Johnson said the leaders are gathered, on the final day of the summit in Cornwall, to talk about climate change and "building back greener", reports the BBC.
He called on the G7 leaders - extending his invitation to "the Democratic 11" - to make bigger commitments on climate finance, phasing out coal, on low-carbon vehicles and protecting nature and bio-diversity".
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