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Heads of state, eco-activists and eco-warriors are flocking to Glasgow, Scotland for COP26.

This conference is aimed at bringing countries together to tackle the earth's most pressing matter of climate change.

As the delegates arrived, German artist Arnd Drossel rolled into the city inside a 160 kilogram steel sphere artwork, which he had welded himself.

His 1,500 kilometre odyssey is a whole art performance aiming at inspiring onlookers to consider our human connectedness whilst collaborating to combat global warming.

Sounding the alarm ahead of the conference, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) revealed that on record the previous 7 years have been the warmest and that we can anticipate more calamitous weather events if global warming isn't curtailed.

Drossel's three month expedition saw him pausing along the way spreading the message of sustainability with everyone from children to local authorities.

Drossel's "promise walk" holds major significance to his work's message.

From the connections made, the support garnered and to the frequent repair stops for his sphere, Drossel claims it is a metaphor for how humanity must confront climate change.

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