Glenn Wright, a Saskatchewan Farmer, is among the 20,000 attendees at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. The fellow Canadian farmer was sent by the National Farmers Union to attend COP26.
The climate summit stands for the 26th “Conference of the Parties” and brings parties together annually to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Wright joins world leaders, heads of state, climate experts, business leaders and citizens, discuss how to mitigate the effects of climate change.
"I've actively been working to address climate change for nearly 15 years, so I'm excited," says Glenn Wright, who farms between Vanscoy and Delisle, Southwest of Saskatoon.
Since 2006, after watching a documentary about global warming, Wright became more aware and knowledgeable about the issue of climate change.
"Farmers are among the most directly impacted people by the climate crisis. As a farmer, we depend on a stable climate to grow our food," states Wright.
Wright has been working on making changes to reduce emissions on his own farm for the past 5 years. He has been experimenting with different farming approaches such as intercropping (planting more than one crop together) or using organic fertilizer rather than relying on inorganic nitrogen made by natural gas.
Wright hopes Canada and other countries will end government subsidies for oil and gas production.
COP26 is underway in Glasgow, Scotland ending November 12th.