PM Boris Johnson welcomes world leaders to Glasgow as delegates join lengthy queues to gain entry to venue COP26BBC
On the M8, congestion connected with road closures for the summit was exacerbated by traffic accidents.
Tail-backs from the city centre all the way to Glasgow Airport were reported, and closures near the COP26 site on the Clydeside Expressway and Clyde Arc - known as the Squinty Bridge - increased peak-time delays.Travellers heading to COP26 were left stranded on Sunday after disruption to the West Coast line because of damage to overhead electric wires caused by a fallen tree.
Mr Biden landed at Edinburgh airport on Air Force One shortly before 11:00, and is now travelling west to Glasgow.Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she understood that the air travel involved may send a "mixed message" - but agreed that more progress is made when leaders meet in person. "Given all of the travel required to get here, it even further increases the pressure on the shoulders of world leaders to make sure it's worth it," she said.Nicola Sturgeon met climate activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate inside the Blue Zone
The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions, and it could lead to major changes to our everyday lives.
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