Artist at COP26 - 3rd November 2021

Politicians and environmentalists are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. They are meeting for COP26. COP26 is a conference about climate change. Leaders from many countries go to talk about climate problems.

Arnd Drossel is a German artist. He made a big steel ball. He walked 1,500 kilometres in it. The ball means 'we must work together'.

Arnd Drossel: "I am an artist and make this 'promise walk' from Germany to Glasgow to the COP26, about more than five, 1,500 kilometres inside of this sphere. Walking and show people we are feeling connected. We can feel connected when everyone gives a promise to our future, to our children's future and of course to Mother Earth."

The World Meteorological Organisation studies the weather. It says the last 7 years were very hot. And there will be more extreme weather. So, we must slow down global warming.

Drossel travelled for three months. He spoke to everyone about climate change.

Arnd Drossel: "All around the world we have the same problems but also the same chance. When climate changing is - when we take care about our future. And that's why I did walk just three months long."

Drossel had a long and hard journey. He thinks it is an example. The fight against climate change will be a long and hard journey too.

Arnd Drossel: "Nearly every second day, I have find a welding space, a workshop to repair it. But that's how it is in life. We have always have to take care and repair our own life situation and to repair our nature and to repair the contacts with other people because sometimes it's not so easy."