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GLASGOW, United Kingdom -- Queen Elizabeth II on Monday called on world leaders to act together to tackle climate change at the end of the first day of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN In a video message sent to the conference, she added her voice to a succession of world leade

President Biden has continued to approve fossil fuel expansion in recent months, while pointing to Congress to excuse the United States’ lack of climate ambition and espousing false solutions like carbon capture and “net zero” plans that perpetuate fossil fuel destruction and environmental racism.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on November 1 called on world leaders to act together to tackle climate change at the end of the first day of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scottish port city Glasgow. In a video message sent to the conference, she added her voice to a succession of world leaders stressing the urgency of the crisis.

World leaders must act to "save humanity", UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday as they met for the historic COP26 climate summit that observers said got under way with more talk than action.