Was COP26 successful? Here's how climate summits make a difference | Analysis by IvanaKottasova & angeladewan
Glasgow, Scotland At the opening of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, US President Joe Biden called the climate crisis an"existential threat to human existence as we know it."
"So let this be the moment that we answer history's call here in Glasgow," Biden told a room full of leaders, ministers and climate negotiators from around the world.In a shiny ceremony featuring Indigenous speakers, British royals and heart-breaking messages from children, other leaders too spoke about big plans to save the future, promising cooperation, compromise and goodwill.
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