When the world came to COP 26 in Glasgow last year, there was a sense of hope

it would be a turning point in the world's fight against climate change.

The eyes and hopes of the world are upon you to act with all dispatch and decisively

because time has quite literally run out.

Promises and pledges heralded a move away from fossil fuels.

We can keep the goal of limiting global warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius within our reach

if we come together.

The summit didn't deliver the full solution.

Countries like Saudi Arabia and India

refused to commit to phasing out fossil fuels,

a moment that brought cop president Alok Sharma to tears.

I'm deeply sorry.

I also understand the deep disappointment. But I think as you have noted,

it's also vital that we protect this package.

While it wasn't a perfect deal, it did bring us a step closer to limiting warming to one and a half degrees above pre-industrial

levels. And that is the crucial target if we want to avoid the most serious and irreversible impacts

of climate change. But in the years since, a lot has changed.

At 5 a.m., Mr. Putin unanimously started the war against Ukraine.

Attention has shifted to the urgent matters of a war in Ukraine and an energy crisis, leaving some

countries concerned about simply keeping the lights on this winter. Energy bills are soaring

because of rising gas prices and Ukraine's war with Russia.

As COP prepares to meet again in Egypt, the UK's new Prime Minister and New Monarch will not be

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