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Biden will travel to Glasgow for summit confirms White House

By Emily Beament

US President Joe Biden will travel to Glasgow for crucial COP26 climate talks, the White House has confirmed.

Mr Biden will be one of around 120 leaders set to attend the world leaders’ summit at the start of the two-week conference, which aims to drive action to curb global warming and avoid its most dangerous impacts.

He will come to the UK for two days after attending the G20 leaders’ summit in Rome, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The US charge d’affaires, Philip Reeker, said in a tweet: ‘It’s official – President Biden will travel to Scotland for COP26.

‘The gathering in Glasgow will be a pivotal moment on the road towards a more secure, prosperous, and sustainable future for our planet.’

Ahead of the talks, COP26 president Alok Sharma has urged world leaders to honour the Paris Agreement of 2015, which committed countries to try to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C – beyond which the most dangerous impacts will be felt.

Meanwhile police chiefs said they will not hesitate to deal ‘swiftly’ with protestors who block main roads during COP26. Police Scotland said its approach to demonstrators will be ‘friendly and engaged’.

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