Greta Thunberg has promised to stop swearing after she turned the air blue in Glasgow. 

The teenage activist spoke about people being ‘p****d off’ by protests and was also filmed singing ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your a**e’ while outside COP26. 

The 18-year old Swede, who is accompanied wherever she travels by PR advisers or supporters, made today a tongue-in cheek pledge to compensate her bad language.

She pledged to go “net-zero” – a term used by people who want to reduce the environmental harm they do – by swearing to be kind.

The 18-year old announced her pledge to her five-million Twitter followers: “I am pleased to announce that my goal is to eliminate swear words and other offensive language.” 

“If I should say something that is inappropriate, I will compensate by saying something nice.” 

Greta Thunberg, who has turned the air blue while campaigning in Glasgow, has today promised to go 'net-zero' on swearing

Greta Thunberg has promised today to stop swearing after she turned the air blue in Glasgow while campaigning for the Green Party.

The teenage activist spoke about people being 'p****d off' by protests while on the BBC and was also filmed singing 'You can shove your climate crisis up your a**e' while outside COP26

The teenage activist spoke about people being ‘p****d off’ by protests while on the BBC and was also filmed singing ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your a**e’ while outside COP26

The Swede has pledged to go 'net-zero' - a term commonly used by those aiming to balance out the harm they cause on the environment - by 'saying something nice' every time she swears

The Swede has committed to going ‘net-zero’, a term used by those who seek to balance out the damage they do to the environment. She will swear to’say something nice’ every single time she swears.

It comes after the teen campaigner was filmed leading protesters in a chant of ‘you can shove your climate crisis up your a***’ at COP26 in newly emerged video from her rally on Monday. 

Outside in Festival Park, Miss Thunberg gave a passionate and foul-mouthed speech, telling demonstrators: ‘Inside Cop, there are just politicians and people in power pretending to take our future seriously… No more blah blah blah, no more whatever the f*** they are doing inside there!’

As heads of Government from around the world discussed what could be done to save the planet from ruin, the Swedish eco activist appeared to lay the blame for looming natural disasters squarely on them as she riled up her fellow activists with a chant of: ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your a***’.

Forty officers are called in near the COP26 summit to seize a giant inflatable Loch Ness Monster 

Around 40 police, including officers from Scotland Yard, swooped today to seize a giant inflatable Loch Ness Monster near COP26.

On the raid, police from Glasgow were joined by officers from Metropolitan Police and Merseyside. They were supported by coastguard personnel.

The target was the “Loch Ness Debt Monster”, a 13ft high inflatable that measures 26ft in length. It was a project of campaigners pressing COP26 for debt relief for poorer countries.

The giant toy was located beside the River Clyde (with permission) on private land owned and maintained by The Govan Wetlands Project.

It was only half a mile from the summit venue, and campaigners didn’t plan to transport it up the river. The police arrived at breakfast and ‘arrested the toy’.

MailOnline was told by a police officer that he had seen the monster and advised him to get away. Anyone who obstructs the process will be arrested. Another joked, “We don’t have enough space for it.” 

 

A Scottish attendee had appeared to suggest singing ‘you can shove your rules up your a***’ before Miss Thunberg put her own spin on the popular melody of ‘She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain When She Comes’.

After making an expletive about the BBC, Miss Thunberg made it the second time Miss Thunberg had done this to the air blues twice in one week.

Andrew Marr was interviewing the activist when she asked her about recent protests by Insulate Britain. 

She said: “To be clear, as long that no one gets hurt, then I think sometimes it is necessary to anger some people.

‘Like, for instance, the school strike movement would never have become so big if there wasn’t friction, if some people didn’t get p***ed off.’

But the recorded pre-watershed broadcaster prompted complaints from viewers, with one saying: ‘Did Greta just say ‘p***ed off’ on the BBC several hours before the watershed? It’s not live so it’s not clear why the BBC didn’t edit it. 

Another insisted: ‘Erm “p***ed off” is unacceptable according to Ofcom pre-watershed.;

But a third tweeted: ‘Greta saying “p***ed off” on the BBC – good on you girl – getting your point over.’

Tonight, the teen activist will speak at a high-brow event organized by the New York Times entitled “News Travels Fast: The Media’s Role In Covering Climate Change.” 

She will be speaking alongside Professor Michael Mann, Rebecca Blumenstein, deputy managing editor at the paper, and Vanessa Nakate (Ugandan climate justice activist).

Meanwhile, around 40 police, including officers from Scotland Yard, swooped today to seize a giant inflatable Loch Ness Monster near COP26.

On the raid, police from Glasgow were joined by officers from Metropolitan Police and Merseyside. They were supported by coastguard personnel.

The target was the “Loch Ness Debt Monster”, a 13ft high inflatable that measures 26ft in length. It was a project of campaigners pressing COP26 for debt relief for poorer countries.

The giant toy was placed beside the River Clyde, with permission, on private land owned privately by The Govan Wetlands Project.

It was only half a mile from the summit venue, and campaigners didn’t plan to transport it up the river. The toy was ‘arrested’ by police at breakfast.

MailOnline was told by a police officer that he had seen the monster and advised him to get away. Anyone who obstructs the process will be arrested. Another joked, “We don’t have enough space for it.” 

Around 40 police, including officers from Scotland Yard, swooped today to seize a giant inflatable Loch Ness Monster at COP26

Today, around 40 police officers, including officers from Scotland Yard swooped to seize a huge inflatable Loch Ness Monster at the COP26

Glasgow police were joined by Metropolitan Police officers and some from Merseyside on the raid. They were backed up by coastguard personnel

On the raid, police from Glasgow were joined by officers from Metropolitan Police and some officers from Merseyside. They were supported by coastguard personnel

The inflatable had being situated beside the River Clyde with permission on private land owned by The Govan Wetlands Project since yesterday

The inflatable was installed beside the River Clyde since yesterday with permission on private land belonging to The Govan Wetlands Project

It was about half a mile from the venue for the summit, and campaigners had no plans to take it up the river. But police swooped at breakfast time and 'arrested' the toy

It was less than a half mile from the summit venue. Campaigners had no plans of taking it up the river. The police arrived at breakfast and ‘arrested the toy’

Senior police officers told activists from the Jubilee Debt Campaign 'Nessie' was being seized under section 20 of the police and fire reform act

Senior police officers informed activists from the Jubilee Debt Campaign that ‘Nessie was being taken under section 20 of police and fire reform act 

Senior police officers informed activists from the Jubilee Debt Campaign that ‘Nessie was being taken under section 20 of police and fire reform act.

Ms Heidi Chow, executive director of JDC, stated that she thought it was completely excessive and overpolicing to raise the debt issue to address the climate crisis.

“This is a sad reflection on the way that debt has been left out of the main COP26 negotiations. They said that waterways are all being restricted by COP26.

Kaye Adams, Loose Women’s star, says she was stopped at COP26 by a plain-cloths police officer and questioned for acting’surreptitiously. 

Loose Women star Kaye Adams said she was stopped and questioned by a plain clothes police officer at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow yesterday for allegedly 'acting surreptitiously'

Kaye Adams, Loose Women star, said yesterday that she was stopped by a plain-clothes police officer at the Cop26 climate conference. He asked her questions about her alleged ‘acting secretly’

Loose Women star Kaye Adams said she was stopped and questioned by a plain clothes police officer at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow yesterday for allegedly ‘acting surreptitiously’.

The 58-year old TV personality of Scottish descent was filming crowds outside UN-run global summit sites on her Instagram Story when she was approached by an unknown officer. 

Ms Adams posted on her Instagram story, “Just slightly concerned to have been stopped and questioned by plain clothes police officers who thought I was dodgy”, while being quizzed.

She later tweeted: ‘Just got stopped and questioned by a plain clothes police officer near #COP26 for acting ”surreptitiously”. Never been accused of this before!

When a Twitter user asked: ‘Were you being suspiciously surreptitious?The panellist at Loose Women replied, “Secretive filming apparently.” I kept my secretive iPhone in secretive hands. 

Ms Adams is being lighthearted about it, but the policing of Cop26 is under scrutiny. Cop26 had an average of 10,000 officers, including those from Police Scotland, on duty for three weeks. The UK Government also picked up the tab. 

“It seems to me that Nessie was taken under section 20 of the police and fire reform act in suspected of crime, and that she was simply being placed on restricted water.

“We were not going up the river to take the inflatable.

“It is quite absurd that there are so many police officers in this area.” Some even came from Norfolk.

Another activist said, “All we want is to highlight the debt that nations have.”

“They seem to have bad talking about it at COP26 so at the very least we have a discussion outside here. They didn’t have to take Nessie though.  

Twitter user @AlisonBlair said that he was here to inflate Loch Ness Debt Monsters and increase the importance of global South Debt for the climate crisis. 

Instead, Nessie was imprisoned by the police and tried to block out our message, much like how debt is being blocked from the COP26 talks!  

It comes as UK chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled wide-ranging proposals to ‘rewire’ the economy towards reducing global warming.

The City of London will control trillions of dollars of assets and redirect them away from carbon-intensive areas like oil and coal to fund initiatives like electric car batteries.

It will also impose requirements on all UK-listed companies to set out proposals to ‘transition’ towards net zero in the coming decades, with firms assessed annually against their published plans.

Those who fail to make enough progress or whose plans are deemed insufficient could face sanctions, including fines and even removal from the stock market. 

Critics of Mr Sunak’s plans fear they could lead to firms quitting the City of London to avoid the red tape. 

This move comes after years in uncertainty for the financial center in the wake Brexit and the upheaval caused Covid-19, which among others has led to millions of employees working remotely from home instead of in the heart of the City.

Ministers hope the scheme will lead to a rapid shift away from investment in polluting industries and help drive progress towards the Government’s target of making the UK carbon neutral by 2050.

The Treasury said the plan would make the City ‘the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre’.

But the compulsion is likely to prove controversial with some, and could have big consequences for firms in sectors such as oil, gas and mining – BP, Shell and mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore are among those listed in London.

The Confederation of British Industry gave the idea a cautious welcome last night, saying that business was already ‘upping its game’. But the trade body warned it was vital ministers work with colleagues abroad to produce ‘globally consistent’ rules to prevent British-based firms being penalised.

City veteran Alasdair Haynes, chief executive of stock exchange Aquis, said it was ‘good that climate disclosures are put into companies’ reports and accounts’, but warned: ‘You have to have proportionality. 

‘A lot of fast-growing companies are facing high costs to complete their reporting, especially when you look at the detail of what’s needed.’ 

Biden leads the exodus from Glasgow of world leaders as they fly home after only 48 hours, leaving behind negotiation teams to work out the details

Joe Biden, the leader of the exodus among world leaders from Glasgow last night, flew home just 48 hours after the Cop26 summit.

After an intense start to the week in Glasgow, heads of state from all over the world made their way to their departures. But they left behind their negotiation team to continue to work out the details of how to save the world.

The US President was among the many who left Tuesday evening. He was pictured at Edinburgh airport boarding Air Force One.

He waved goodbye to the UK after saying he couldn’t think of any two days when more progress has been achieved in dealing with climate.

In a press conference, Mr Biden stated that it was important to accelerate global warming efforts.

“Glasgow must mark the beginning of a decisive decade for action to keep 1.5 in the region,” he said. He stated that we need to continue to accelerate our progress.

Joe Biden last night led the exodus of world leaders from Glasgow as they jetted home after just 48 hours at the Cop26 summit

Joe Biden, the leader of the exodus among world leaders from Glasgow last night, flew home shortly after the Cop26 summit had ended.

The US President was among those to depart on Tuesday evening, after saying he couldn't think of any two days when more progress has been achieved in dealing with climate

After saying that he couldn’t think of two days where more progress had been made in climate mitigation, the US President was among those who left on Tuesday evening.

“For our part the United States is going keep raising the ambition to achieve the goal of reducing US emissions by half the level in 2005 by 2030.

“I can’t recall any two days that more has been done in dealing with climate than these last two days.”

Mr Biden added that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a mistake in failing to appear at the Cop26 talks.

He said that he was proud of the fact that ‘We showed-up. The United States’ leadership has had a profound influence on the world’s perception of it by showing up.

“I believe it was a mistake, quite honestly, with respect to China not showing up.

“They have lost the ability to influence people all over the world, including here in Cop. The same way that I would argue against Russia.