Climate conference kicks off in Glasgow with floods and low expectations.

GLASGOW – The first day of climate talks got off to a rocky start.

A daily negative rapid coronavirus test, registered with the government, is required to enter, and delegates could be seen shoving cotton swabs up their noses outside the UN tent room. Masks are a must in hallways, and British scientists have said they fear the summit will turn into a super-spread event.

On top of that, countries are known to have failed to achieve their targets in past conferences. The summit’s nickname, after all, is COP26, which refers to the 26th “conference of the parties” to the United Nations climate change convention.

And rich countries will be asked to fulfill a promise they made more than a decade ago but never kept: to deliver $ 100 billion annually by 2020 to poor countries to help them move away from fossil fuels and build resilience to change. climate.

So here’s what you can expect: Over the next two days, world leaders, including President Biden, will deliver speeches promising action.