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The structure of the UK government is expected to change as the UK prepares to formally leave the EU at the end of a transition period in December.<\/p>\n<p>The government statement said Johnson was &#8220;grateful to Claire for her work preparing for what will be a very successful and ambitious climate change summit in Glasgow in November. Preparations will continue at pace for the summit, and a replacement will be confirmed shortly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s replacement will be a ministerial role, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is expected to launch &#8220;a year of climate action&#8221; in a speech on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2020\/01\/31\/un-relocates-biodiversity-talks-italy-china-coronavirus-emergency\/\"><strong>UN<\/strong> relocates biodiversity talks to Italy from China after coronavirus emergency<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cop26President\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a tweet<\/a> from the Cop26 presidency account, O&#8217;Neill said she was &#8220;very sad&#8221; at the news. She suggested the UK government &#8220;can&#8217;t cope&#8221; with an independent Cop team, which wasn&#8217;t led by a minister.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wishing the Cop team every blessing in the climate recovery emergency [sic],&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill had already laid some of the ground work for the upcoming climate meeting, which is billed as a critical moment for countries to enhance their climate plans five years after the 2015 Paris climate agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The UK presidency only has nine months to leverage the world&#8217;s biggest emitters into taking more ambitious climate action.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, O&#8217;Neill met with the Indian government in New Delhi. 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