#COP26

1/ The Glasgow Climate Pact is agreed.

Far from everything it should be, but many positives that must be built on. Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees now agreed imperative, movement on finance and (far too weak) wording on fossil fuels…
2/ clear path to 1.5 degrees still needed (obligation for countries to come back next year with higher ambition to cut emissions vital) and lack of facility for loss & damage disappointing. The latter is a failure of our moral obligation to developing world and must be rectified
3/ having led on loss & damage in Glasgow - and secured some vital progress - I pledge that @scotgov will push this issue relentlessly in run up to COP27. It is an issue of reparation not charity and developed nations must step up.
4/ @scotgov will do more detailed analysis in hours to come. For now - my thanks to the inspirational @PEspinosaC and to @AlokSharma_RDG for all their hard work. There have been failures of political leadership in this process but not on their part.
5/ Also - and importantly - I could not be prouder of my home city. Hosting an event as massive as #COP26  has not been easy but Glasgow opened its doors and its heart. I’ve been inundated with delegates telling me how wonderful the city is. People really do make Glasgow ❤️
6/ Lastly for now, the battle for our planet is far from won. But the Glasgow Climate Pact gives us some powerful new weapons. It is now for all of us to raise our ambition. @scotgov is determined that we will do so. #COP26

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2/ We must care at this stage though, as we still have a significant % of the population not yet fully vaccinated. So, please:

😷Abide by rules - especially on indoor meetings - & follow all health advice.

👩‍⚕️Test regularly with LFDs, particularly if you plan to visit someone…
3/ Also:

💉 Please get vaccinated as soon as you can - and make sure you attend for both doses. We are vaccinating just as quickly as supplies, and the clinical advice on timing of 2nd doses, allow.

Go to nhsinform.scot to check/rearrange appointments if necessary.
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1/ Another big increase in Covid cases in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 today.

First, some context: a record number of tests were done yesterday, and % positive is down a bit.

BUT…if we want to get to end of restrictions on 9 August safely, we should take this increase seriously.

Why? /
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BUT…period between now & then, with a sizeable (though reducing daily) % of population not yet fully vaccinated demands caution.

Why?/
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BUT…5% of a large number of cases will still put huge pressure on NHS and cause suffering and loss…/
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1/ I’m understandably inundated with messages about y’day’s disgraceful scenes in Glasgow. Police still have a job to do, which restrains my comments to some extent - but to say I’m utterly disgusted by the Rangers fans who rampaged through the city would be an understatement...
2/ I’m also angry on behalf of every law abiding citizen. In normal times, the violence & vandalism, & the vile anti Catholic prejudice that was on display, would have been utterly unacceptable. But mid-pandemic, in a city with cases on the rise, it was also selfish beyond belief
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⚫ Govanhill - Calder St Health Centre car park
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⚫️The Forge Shopping Centre.
⚫️SkyPark, 10am-5.30pm.

To book an appointment visit 👉

gov.uk/get-coronaviru…
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