Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in Glasgow to attend the COP26 summit alongside other world leaders tackling the growing crisis of climate change. Now Downing Street has said Mr Johnson will give an address from Glasgow this afternoon, with the aim of updating the nation on what the COP26 summit has agreed to so far.

       Downing Street has said Mr Johnson will give a press conference from Glasgow at 5pm today.

       During his address, the PM will receive questions from journalists on the plan to tackle climate change.

       COP26 will continue for another 10 days, however, today Downing Street has been keen to show progress is being made.

       The PM's spokesman said: “While there’s a long two weeks ahead of us and a good deal to nail down, some of the commitments we’ve seen over the last day and a half are very encouraging and building that momentum.”

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       As well as questions about the summit, Mr Johnson may also face interrogation on coronavirus, with Parliament today tightening rules after a surge in cases.

       On the second day of COP26, Mr Johnson said a pledge agreed to by more than 100 international leaders will end "great chainsaw massacre" of the world's forests.

       In total 110 nations, covering 85 percent of the world's forests, signed a declaration to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.

       Mr Johnson said the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C cannot be achieved without protecting the natural environment and ending the "devastating" loss of forests which are the "lungs of our planet".

       He said it is essential to do so in a way that safeguards the rights of indigenous peoples while opening up opportunities for sustainable economic development.

       Mr Johnson said: "Let's end this great chainsaw massacre by making conservation do what we know it can do, and that is deliver long-term sustainable jobs and growth as well.

       "Today is not just a vital win in the struggle to contain global temperature increases, it is also a huge economic opportunity.

       "This is the long-term sustainable path to maintaining to ending the loss of our forests, protecting our sacred biodiversity and helping to keep alive the ambition of 1.5 degrees by the end of the century."

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