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World leaders are facing calls for urgent action to limit dangerous temperature rises at the start of a crunch UN climate conference.
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The conference is underway in Glasgow with Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and other leaders all in attendance.

Air Force One landed in Edinburgh ahead of the summit with Boris Johnson welcoming other global leaders.

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Nicola Sturgeon was also meeting with the likes of David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg, with protests also taking place throughout the country.

We bring you the latest updates and news stories from around the conference as we get them.

COP26 RECAP: Updates as crunch UN climate conference gets underway

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event CampusEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus

We can expect national statements by heads of state and government from 1pm today.

Statement will be made from a host of world leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden, Ursula von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Scott Morrison.

Countdown’s Susie Dent has an appropriate word of the day.

A group of protesters are outside the Dunblane Hydro ahead of COP26.

There are significant queues getting into the COP zones this morning. There are significant queues getting into the COP zones this morning.
There are significant queues getting into the COP zones this morning.

A group of protesters are outside the Dunblane Hydro ahead of COP26. This was the scene just before 9am

Air Force One has landed in Edinburgh. Joe Biden will now make his way to Glasgow to join world leaders at COP 26.

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