As 2021 comes to an end, the fate of the planet — and our efforts to save it — remain precarious.

Speaking at a "people's plenary" meeting Friday, youth, farmers, trade unionists, environmental groups, and disability and gender rights advocates criticized the UN climate change conference in Glasgow for being among the most exclusive negotiations so far.

The popular president stated more international co-operation is needed if the world is to meet crucial climate targets. 

Thousands of people joined the youth-led climate strike movement in a march through Glasgow on Friday, denouncing the false solutions offered by world leaders in the nearby COP26 venue.

The uptick in political ads after the first leaders' debate was evident on Facebook, a venue Canada’s National Observer has been mining for trends by grouping the advertisements by topics, age groups, gender and the regions being targeted. 

The major political parties in this federal election are taking to Facebook to push out their messages.