📸: Former Pres. Obama waves as he arrives at an event during the COP26 U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Obama's appearance on the sidelines of the talks is meant to remind governments of the elation that surrounded the striking of the Paris accord, and urge them to more immediate, concrete steps to put the 2015 deal into action.
“It was particularly discouraging to see the leaders of two of the world’s largest emitters, China and Russia, decline to even attend the proceedings, and their national plans reflect what appears to be a dangerous absence of urgency,” Obama said in the prepared remarks. “All of us have a part to play. All of us have work to do. All of us have sacrifices to make" on climate, he said.
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