COP26: Leaders gather in Glasgow

1 November 2021

COP26

On the second day of the summit, global leaders arrived in Glasgow to outline their climate commitments.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets US President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) greets US President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

The goal is to keep global warming limited to 1.5C, or at worst 2C, by 2100 but we are on track for 2.7C - which the UN says would result in "climate catastrophe".

A summit organiser adjusts flags before the arrival of leaders for the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
A summit organiser adjusts flags before the arrival of leaders

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres (below) were on stage to greet world leaders.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wait to receive attendees during day two of COP26 at SECC on 1 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland

Here are pictures of some of the 120 leaders who arrived on Monday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets France's President Emmanuel Macron during arrivals at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and France's President Emmanuel Macron

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, 1 November 2021. — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right)

Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) greets Comoros' President Azali Assoumani at the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Comoros' President Azali Assoumani

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) with climate activists Vanessa Nakate (right) and Greta Thunberg (left) at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) with climate activists Vanessa Nakate (right) and Greta Thunberg (left)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan as they arrive to attend the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan (centre)

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte (right) arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte (right)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Palau President Surangel Whipps at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Palau President Surangel Whipps

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (right) and Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir (centre) at the COP26 at SECC on 1 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (right) and Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir (centre)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic (centre)

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 at SECC on 1 November 1 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland — Image caption,
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (left)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne (right) at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 1 November 2021 — Image caption,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne

The meeting in Glasgow continues until 12 November.

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