COP26: Leaders gather in Glasgow

1 November 2021

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

News image — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) greets US President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

EPA British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets US President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — 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".

Getty Images A summit organiser adjusts flags before the arrival of leaders for the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 — 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.

Getty Images 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.

Reuters 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and France's President Emmanuel Macron

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

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

Reuters 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right)

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

PA Media 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Comoros' President Azali Assoumani

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

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

Reuters 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 — Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) with climate activists Vanessa Nakate (right) and Greta Thunberg (left)

Getty Images 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan (centre)

PA Media 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 — Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte (right)

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

Getty Images 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (right) and Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir (centre)

Getty Images 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

Getty Images 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 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic (centre)

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

Getty Images 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 — 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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