CLIMATE activists from all over the world have descended on Scotland where the COP26 UN climate change conference is taking place. 

Prominent campainers such as Sir David Attenborough, Vanessa Nakate and Mikaela Loach have all come to Glasgow and made their mark. 

But it has been Greta Thunberg - arguably the world's most famous climate activist - that has attracted a lot of attention. 

From the moment the teenager arrived at Glasgow Central Station, all eyes have been on Greta, as the world waited to hear what she had to say. 

Here, we look at some of the key moments behind the activist's trip – from her Glasgow chant to front mss protests. 

 

Arrival at Glasgow Central Station

The Swedish activist arrived at Glasgow Central station on Saturday evening, having taken a train from London Euston.

Other climate activists from around Europe also arrived at the station on a specially chartered “climate train” on the same evening.

They were greeted with chanting and banners from groups assembled in the station.

Ms Thunberg travelled to Scotland after she took part in a demonstration outside a bank in London on Friday.

She was mobbed by other climate change activists at the protest outside the Standard Chartered headquarters, as they lobbied against the global financial system supporting the use of fossil fuels.

Ms Thunberg has said her formal participation in the COP26 summit itself was uncertain.

Glasgow Times:

 

Greta meets with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 

 

Greta questioned Nicola Sturgeon about Scotland's oil and gas policy during their meeting at COP26 on Monday.

The First Minister said she is "under no illusions" that the teenage climate activist is "anything other than completely opposed" to plans for a new oil field west of Shetland.

Ms Sturgeon met Ms Thunberg and fellow campaigner Vanessa Nakate during the global climate summit in Glasgow.

Asked about yesterday's meeting with Ms Thunberg, the First Minister said: "It was good to talk to her, I think we had a good conversation, with Vanessa as well – I think it's important not to lose sight of the fact that Vanessa is an equally vocal climate campaigner. 

"They were very interested in what Scotland was doing, they were interested in how, given we're not around the negotiating table, we could have influence and make our voices heard. 

"It won't surpise you to hear they had questions about the detail of our policy, not least on oil and gas.

"But it was a good and constructive conversation.

"I think it's fair to say, and I don't think this would surprise anybody, that they – probably Greta in particular – have a healthy degree of scepticism about what's going to be achieved in here and whether it is going to be sufficient to meet the scale and urgency of the problem. 

"But I certainly enjoyed speaking to them."

Glasgow Times:

 

Climate crisis 'a**e' chant

 

Greta was  filmed chanting "you can shove your climate crisis up your a**e" at a snap rally in Glasgow on Monday. 

Hundreds of COP26 delegates gathered at Festival Park in Govan to shun politicians for inaction over global warming.

The teenage climate activist was leading the ongoing event and called for world leaders to take the future "seriously". 

And she wasn't holding in her demands as she addressed a sea of protestors with pickets. 

She said: "Inside COP there are politicians pretending to take our future seriously.

“We say no more blah-blah-blah, no more exploitation of people, nature and the planet. No more whatever the f*** they’re doing inside there.”

 

Greta jokes she'll not swear again

The Swedish youth activist was filmed in Glasgow chanting "You can shove your climate crisis up your a**e".

However, the next day she joked via social media that she will be going net-zero on that sort of behaviour.

She said: "I am pleased to announce that I’ve decided to go net-zero on swear words and bad language.

"In the event that I should say something inappropriate I pledge to compensate that by saying something nice."

Glasgow Times:

Leading protest on Friday 

 

More than 10,000 people, including schoolchildren, took part in the Fridays for Future protest today during COP26.

Crowds gathered in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow’s West End earlier this morning to march to George Square.

Greta lead the march joined by fellow activist Vanessa Nakate and other young campaigners, as well as local trade unionists.

Glasgow Times:

 

Rally speech draws thousands 

 

Greta declared Cop26 a “greenwash festival” as she addressed thousands of young climate activists in Glasgow on Friday.

The environmental campaigner told the crowd that the climate summit has been a “failure”.

Following a march of thousands of protesters from Kelvingrove Park to George Square, passing the Cop26 venue at the SEC on the way, Ms Thunberg said world leaders are “fighting to maintain business as usual”.