COP26: Conference kick-off, 100 billion package and G20 declaration of intent

At the opening of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to meet in Glasgow for the next two weeks starting today, Patricia Espinosa, Secretary-General of the UNFCCC, conveyed confidence and respect for the magnitude of the task: „We are at a crucial point in history„.