01:46Former US President Barack Obama spoke at COP26 in Glasgow on Monday, urging wealthier nations to take a more impactful role in the fight against climate change.
"All of us have sacrifices to make, but those of us who live in big, wealthy nations, those of us who helped to participate in the problem, we have an added burden. To make sure we are working with and helping and assisting those who are less responsible and less able, but are more vulnerable to this oncoming crisis," stated Obama.
"The truth is that organising a lot of nations around the world, all of whom have legacies, energy systems, vested interests, politics, etcetera. Coordinating all that to move the entire planets energy grid in a new direction is not going to happen overnight," he went on to say.
The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, has been in progress since 31 October.
Following an invitation by the United Nations, government representatives and experts from around 200 countries discussed for a fortnight how humanity can still contain the accelerating global warming to a tolerable level.
UK: 'We have an added burden' - Obama urges wealthy countries to work harder against climate change at COP26
Former US President Barack Obama spoke at COP26 in Glasgow on Monday, urging wealthier nations to take a more impactful role in the fight against climate change.
"All of us have sacrifices to make, but those of us who live in big, wealthy nations, those of us who helped to participate in the problem, we have an added burden. To make sure we are working with and helping and assisting those who are less responsible and less able, but are more vulnerable to this oncoming crisis," stated Obama.
"The truth is that organising a lot of nations around the world, all of whom have legacies, energy systems, vested interests, politics, etcetera. Coordinating all that to move the entire planets energy grid in a new direction is not going to happen overnight," he went on to say.
The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, has been in progress since 31 October.
Following an invitation by the United Nations, government representatives and experts from around 200 countries discussed for a fortnight how humanity can still contain the accelerating global warming to a tolerable level.
Former US President Barack Obama spoke at COP26 in Glasgow on Monday, urging wealthier nations to take a more impactful role in the fight against climate change.
"All of us have sacrifices to make, but those of us who live in big, wealthy nations, those of us who helped to participate in the problem, we have an added burden. To make sure we are working with and helping and assisting those who are less responsible and less able, but are more vulnerable to this oncoming crisis," stated Obama.
"The truth is that organising a lot of nations around the world, all of whom have legacies, energy systems, vested interests, politics, etcetera. Coordinating all that to move the entire planets energy grid in a new direction is not going to happen overnight," he went on to say.
The UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, has been in progress since 31 October.
Following an invitation by the United Nations, government representatives and experts from around 200 countries discussed for a fortnight how humanity can still contain the accelerating global warming to a tolerable level.