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Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and other leaders are all in attendance and last night saw the first major deal come to light.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also a climate activist, has also been spotted at the conference.
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Climate activists protesting in Edinburgh on the second day world leaders gather in Glasgow
Hannah Brown, The Scotsman’s on the ground reporter has described the ‘excitable' feeling on the second day world leaders are due to meet at COP26
“The queue is huge, pushing almost right back to the squinty bridge.
“They’ve popped up barriers but there aren’t enough to control the crowds and they are a little flimsy.”
She arrived at 8.15am and is still waiting to get in, but described the atmosphere as being one of anticipation and excitement.
She continued: “Everyone has masks on but it is packed, once I’m in I still have to queue for security checks.
“There are loads of different accents around, it’s amazing to really feel how international this summit really is.”
President Joe Biden heads to Glasgow for the second day of the conference
Biden left the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Kirknewton this morning, heading for COP26 in Glasgow.
Sir David Attenborough tells world leaders that humanity is ‘already in trouble' at Glasgow climate conference
Speaking during the opening ceremony of COP26 in Glasgow, Sir David Attenborough told world leaders that humanity is “already in trouble” due to climate change.
The natural history broadcaster told the COP26 climate summit that the motivation for tackling climate change should “not be fear, but hope”.
He said: “It comes down to this. The people alive now or the generation to come will look at this conference and consider one thing – did that number stop rising and start to drop as a result of commitments made here.
The first ministers of the UK’s devolved nations and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have hosted a breakfast summit with world leaders at Cop26
The meeting was attended by around 40 leaders, including Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley – whose speech in the conference’s opening ceremony drew praise – and Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti.
Speaking after the breakfast, Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford told the PA news agency: “I thought the breakfast was a very good event, it did what we hoped it would do.
“It brought all the leaders of the four nations of the United Kingdom together on a single stage, gave us all an opportunity to re-emphasise the fact that, while we discharge our own responsibilities, we understand that unless you link those with the responsibilities other people have, you’ll never have the impact you want to have.
“We were able to do that in front of about 40 leaders from other parts of the world, so we can make that global connection as well.”
Joe Biden speaks at the Leaders’ Action on Forests and Land-use event during the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged 2 billion dollars (£1.47 billion) for land restoration in Africa
The billionaire announced the funding, paid as part of the Bezos Earth Fund, at a COP26 event with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Mr Bezos previously indicated the investment would be 1 billion dollars (£732 million) at an event with the Prince of Wales on Monday.
“We must conserve what we still have, we must restore what we’ve lost and we must grow what we need to live without degrading the planet for future generations to come,” he said.
“Two thirds of the land in Africa is degraded, but this can be reversed.
“Restoration can improve soil fertility, raise yields and improve food security, make water more reliable, create jobs and boost economic growth, while also sequestering carbon.”
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