hello and welcome. our continued coverage here of cop26, here in glasgow. the summit billed as a make or break moment a test of whether countries can act together to limit global warming is getting underway. we have the close of the opening ceremony in the last couple of minutes. 7 we had. 120 world leaders are here to begin their speeches to delegates and the uk as the host is front and centre of this huge gathering. in advance of the conference s opening, the prime minister boris johnson has warned that humanity has run down the clock on climate change and it s now one minute to midnight . ourfirst report comes from our science correspondent rebecca morelle. and a warning the following report contains flashing images. sweeping into glasgow, leaders from around the world, ready for make or break talks
this is bbc news, i mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11. world leaders gather in glasgow for the cop26 climate change summit. its host, borisjohnson, warns humanity has run down the clock on climate change and says urgent action is needed. very, very urgent not just for our country, but the whole world. if i had to give a comparison i would say it was a one minute to midnight moment and the clock is ticking. un scientists warn that extreme weather events are the new normal and the past seven years are on course to be the hottest on record. but the leader of china the world s biggest polluter will not attend the summit in glasgow. president xi will address the conference by a written statement instead.