In the run up to COP26 in Glasgow, the UN labelled 2021 as the make it or break it year for climate action. COP26 was the largest COP to date with 120 world leaders and more than 38,000 participants attending representing 194 countries. Its aim was to keep alive the hope of limiting the rise in the global temperature to 1.5c.

It has been three weeks since the end of the Brexit Transition Period and many businesses, in particular small retailers exporting to the EU, are finding themselves facing a barrage of new rules and regulations which, together with the announcement on January 4th of another National Lockdown across England, has made for a grim New Year.