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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other campaigners block the entrance to the Swedish Parliament to denounce the Swedish authorities' lack of action on climate issues. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets family in New Caledonia impacted by climate change, after arriving in Touho earlier today. IMAGES
The Pacific nation of Vanautu calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at the United Nations General Assembly, adding to a call that has been backed by the World Health Organization, Vatican and NGOs. "We call for the development of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to phase down coal, oil and gas production in line with 1.5C, and enable a global just transition for every worker, community and nation with fossil fuel dependence," says President Nikenike Vurobaravu. SOUNDBITE
Greta Thunberg speaks in Glasgow at Friday's For Future Scotland mass climate protest. The climate activist called this years' COP26 conference 'a failure' and a 'Global North greenwash festival'. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden tells the COP26 climate summit that the massive response needed to stop the climate crisis should be seen as an "incredible" opportunity for the world's economies. SOUNDBITE