<span style="color: #222222;">The Spanish government confirmed today that it has offered to host the COP 25 climate summit after Chile abandoned plans to hold it due to deadly anti-government protests.<br />''<br />''Earlier today, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had "made a generous offer to host the COP 25 summit in Madrid" on the original scheduled dates of December 2-13.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the Spanish government confirmed Sanchez had made the offer "given the short time available" and "the importance of guaranteeing that COP25 take place normally". Spain is gearing up for a general election in November 10, its fourth in as many years.</span><br />