Eyes Of The World To Be On Scotland For Climate Summit: Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth opened the Scottish parliament on Saturday with fond remarks, saying there's a key role for the Scottish Parliament to help create a better, healthier future for all.

The world's attention will be focused on Scotland for next month's climate summit, Queen Elizabeth told Scottish lawmakers on Saturday, adding that they would have an important role making a better, healthier world.

The queen opened the Scottish parliament on Saturday with fond remarks, four months after an election that returned a pro-independence majority pledging to hold a new referendum on whether to leave the United Kingdom.

Next month, Britain will host the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, which British officials bill as the last chance for world leaders to commit to firm targets to reduce emissions for the next decade and avert catastrophic global warming.

"The eyes of the world will be on the United Kingdom - and Scotland in particular - as leaders come together to address the challenges of climate change," Elizabeth said in a speech.