Focus On Economic Issues: Rishi Sunak On Not Attending COP27 Summit The COP27 UN climate change conference takes place in Egypt on November 7-8, two weeks after Sunak became prime minister. London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday defended his decision not to attend next month’s COP27 climate change summit, saying he had to focus on “pressing” economic problems. In an interview with Sky News a day after Downing Street announced he was skipping the summit, the prime minister stressed he was “very personally committed” to environmental issues. “I…