'We have the technology, we can find the finance... the question for us all today is whether we have the will' PM Boris Johnson tells COP26 summit 'the children who will judge us are not yet born' COP26BBC
More than 20,000 delegates from almost 200 countries are expected to descend on Glasgow for COP26. Large numbers of climate experts, activists and journalists will also be making the trip to Scotland.The US president reversed predecessor Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. He has vowed to make the fight against climate change a top priority. The US is the world’s biggest economy and second biggest emitter, so will play a pivotal role.
What China does matters to all of us, as it’s the world’s biggest source of carbon dioxide, responsible for around 28% of global emissions.Espinosa, a former Mexican minister of foreign affairs, is the UN's chief climate negotiator. She is also one of the few women sitting at the summit’s top table.India is the world’s third-largest carbon emitter.
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