Sir David Attenborough Addresses World Leaders at COP26 Opening | LIVE

Sir David Attenborough will deliver a message of unity during the opening of the World Leaders Summit at COP26 in Glasgow. The speech will highlight the inequality of climate change and also provide hope that through action, we will see the recovery of the natural world.

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[sanhestar]

I so dearly hope that all those present, especially from the G20 do not only watch and hear, but see and listen. And then ACT!

[DavidzSimon]

"It is those who can respond who will make all the difference, but they must respond fully. This is not a casual engagement. This is not a few simple things to do. This is something that will alter the course of your life, but so much better that you alter the course of your life rather than your circumstances overwhelm you and change your life beyond your control." - from Standing at the Precipice - New Message

[lynnepierce]

I wish leaders & ppl would listen, believe, and take serious committed action.

[Dyejob]

Greed, greed greed! It must end, and it starts with the United States of America. This is the most greedy of all nations. It must start here!

[hRtkuojTtmk]

Fast forward to 21:30 to actually see David Attenborough speak. Thank me later.

[Dyejob]

Why must we always wait until the very last minute to make the changes we must? What is wrong with Humanity?

[alasdairenglish]

Hi, I am a journalism student, I am looking to cover COP26 - would it be possible to use the speeches in this video to help me with my coverage?

[DougGrinbergs]

9:26 short film. 14:04 Prince of Wales. 21:12 Attenborough.

[tinedevroye]

our leaders don't get it, even NOW when the water comes into their own states.. ! they say: o well, you still can do what you want, mess it up IF YOU PAY!! MONEY! if you are Rich, you can still POLLute.. ! make cotwo.. even now i live in bad air: cause my neighbour has a Fire with wood.. and is rich enough to do better things! even now.. just BLABLA.. or they say: YOU have to do something, you are bigger, have more money.. yes it takes Bigger COURAGE, ACTIONS, not CALCULATIONS of RISKS! (2 or 1, 5 degrees.. PFFF.. people are too arrogant anyway, here the leader of town says: this place: we wil BUILD things on it, ! (and what about the NATURE on IT????) all they think about is MONEY, AND BUILDING things.. == PROGRESS! and parking lots.. and lots of people who CONSUME== ECONOMICS! i just planted my self grown tree, willow, somewhere else.. my heart bleads a bit.. had to go, it is a great place now, but what if people distroy it like they do so much..??? and evry day i said hello to my tree.. but all those LEADERS Don't think this way!! they are already SOUL DEAD..

[jakowako]

Leader of the principal nation caused this, at least this soon, nodding off.Shows the attitiude.

[SuperTonyony]

That thumbnail of Attenborough looks very different than I remember him.

[robem]

Why cant the politicians be like him..

[BigBandLittleClub]

Meer reflection framework Guy McPherson

[terrymoore]

No need to worry about forests now. COP 26 has agreed that no forests to be cut down from 2030. There may be a huge increase in destruction until 31st December 2029 releasing the stored carbon sink held by that forest and there will be less forest to soak up the CO2 until then. The promise to protect world forest in 2014 at the New York COP, appears to have failed. Still any new forest planted will start to sequester the CO2 and produce oxygen. After all, to sequester enough CO2 to replace the carbon in a destroyed forest will only take aboiut 300 years and will not be 100% efficient until the forest has finished the replacement of the original trees. Depending on the tree species, very little CO2 is absorbed until the tree reaches its maximum girth so very little is added to the carbon sink in the new forested area!

[saidharrak]

i mean just look at most of them, not even listening to the speaker, some of them in pain view looking at their mobile phone, a real disgrace.

[vintageb]

Air conditioners by far emit hydrofluorocarbons that are FAR WORSE greenhouse gas than CO2 . As demand for ACs increase, things will get much worse. Can you turn off your AC? I don't think so.