but they are facing a hotter and more hostile climate, so there's real pressure for the talks in glasgow to get somewhere. david shukman, bbc news. it does come down to trust over the course of next two days. in that is running thin at the moment among the developing nations. from one of the countries set to be hit hardest by climate change, to the world's biggest emitter of c02 — china. it accounts for 27% of the world s carbon emissions. but president xijinping will not be at glasgow. he's staying away from cop26. we can cross live to beijing and our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. i know that they are sending a delegation here to glasgow. how receptive do you think they'll be to the warnings they get from the international community? well, xi jin - in: international community? well, xi jinping hasn't _ international community? well, xi jinping hasn't travelled _ international community? well, xi jinping hasn't travelled anywhere l jinping hasn't travelled anywhere for nearly two years, as far as we