COP26 in quotes

Greta Thunberg, Climate activist

As citizens across the planet, we urge you to face up to the climate emergency. Not next year. Not next month. Now.

Evelyn Acham, Ugandan climate activist

Africa is responsible for only 3% of global emissions, but Africans are suffering the most violent consequences of the climate crisis.

Patricia Espinosa, Climate chief: UN

The transition we need is beyond the scope, scale and speed of anything humanity has accomplished in the past. It is a daunting task. But humanity is a species defined by its ingenuity

Pope Francis

This is a moment to dream big, to rethink our priorities... The time to act, and to act together, is now!

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General

Several recent climate announcements might leave the impression of a rosier picture. Unfortunately, this is an illusion.

Jennifer Morgan, Greenpeace

If the G20 was a dress rehearsal for COP26, then world leaders fluffed their lines.

Gina McCarthy, Climate advisor: Pres Joe Biden

The US is back at the table, we're back, hoping to rally the world to tackle the climate crisis.

Boris Johnson, UK prime minister

If Glasgow fails, then the whole thing fails. - Nampa/AFP/Reuters