As we type this, 120 world leaders and thousands of delegates are debating climate change at the COP26 Climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.
In kicking off the summit, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres bleakly announced ‘We’re digging our own grave.’ He’s not exaggerating; in August report published by the UN called a ‘code red for humanity’ warning that the world is warming dangerously faster than scientists had thought.
“We face a stark choice: Either we stop it or it stops us,” he said. “It’s time to say, ‘enough.’ Enough of brutalizing biodiversity. Enough of killing ourselves with carbon. Enough of treating nature like a toilet. Enough of burning and drilling and mining our way deeper. We are digging our own graves,” he said at the opening ceremony. “We need maximum ambition from all countries on all fronts to make Glasgow a success.”
World leaders meet for what has been called the ‘last best chance’ COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, calling on nations to join together to save our planet.