The US former Secretary of State gave our city a nod yesterday in his speech as the new president-elect envoy for climate.
Referring to next year's climate summit to be held at the Armadillo and SSE Hydro, John Kerry raised a few eyebrows in his attempt to pronounce the name of the biggest (and best) city in Scotland.
The president-elect is right to rejoin the Paris Agreement on Day One. And he is right to recognize that Paris alone is not enough.
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) November 24, 2020
All nations must raise ambition together, or we will all fail together. And failure is not an option. pic.twitter.com/RCxRy2M6vj
On Twitter, amused Glaswegians shared how they were looking forward to welcoming Mr Kerry to "Glass-cow".
Kenny Stewart wrote: "Looking forward to welcoming you to *checks notes* Glaz-cow, Secretary Kerry."
Former MP for Glasgow North Paul Sweeney added: "All good stuff but just as an FYI, Glasgow is pronounced 'Glaz-go' not 'Glass-cow'."
Paul Danahar wrote: "Somehow @JohnKerry just managed to pronounce ‘Glasgow' like it was a city in Siberia."
Meanwhile, multiple Glaswegians quizzed "where's Glass-cow?"
The COP26 climate conference will take place between November 1 and November 2 next year. Two-hundred world leaders are expected to attend the event to discuss the climate crisis.
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