Barack Obama is set to arrive in Glasgow next week for COP26. 

The former United States president revealed in a Twitter post that he is expected to touch down in the city on Monday November 8. 

He is also said to be holding a discussion with world leaders at the climate conference and meeting with youth activists. 

In the post, he said: "Five years ago, the Paris Agreement went into effect. Paris provided an important framework in the fight against climate change, but it wasn’t enough. That’s why I’ll be speaking in Glasgow on Monday about the road ahead and what young people in particular can do to help."

We previously reported that the Democrat was expected to make the journey to Glasgow for the summit as one of 13 high-level officials and cabinet members from the White House.

Obama's spokesperson Hannah Hankins said: "He will lay out the important progress made in the five years since the Paris Agreement took effect, highlight the leadership of young people around the globe, and urge more robust action going forward by all of us - governments, the private sector, philanthropy, and civil society”.