COP26 live updates: Methane and deforestation pledges in focus on day 2 of the summit
Day two of the COP26 leader’s summit promises a fresh wave of declarations from senior dignitaries and heads of state seeking to emphasize how seriously they take the climate threat.
The Mexican teen sailed into Glasgow Monday night with three fellow Fridays for Future activists from some of the world’s hardest-hit countries: Jakapita Faith Kandanga, 24, from Namibia; Ugandan activist Edwin Namakanga, 27; and Farzana Faruk Jhumu, 22, from Bangladesh. . Several Pacific Island nations, which could be completely inundated by rising seas, have not sent full government delegations to the conference out of concern about covid-19. Many activists and members of civil society groups were unable to get vaccinated in time for the meeting. The world’s poorest and most vulnerable people could not afford to attend a conference in a city where the price of some hotel rooms have skyrocketed to more than $1,000 a night.
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