On the day that his sacked climate-change supremo pityingly accused him of “not getting” global warming, Boris Johnson compared CO2 levels to a “tea cosy” swaddling Earth and making our world hotter than it should be. “Is that right?” he asked a snowy-haired ancient sitting next to him. Yes, indicated the ancient. We can probably believe him because he was Sir David Attenborough, 93, broadcaster, natural historian and as close as this heathen kingdom has to a living saint.
Mr Johnson had been joined by Sir David — or should one say Sir David had been joined by Boris? — to publicise the COP26 climate-change conference in Glasgow in November. The shindig will seek international agreements on energy usage and environmental protection. Britain will co-chair
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