A CLIMATE change activist has been praised after his comments about Scottish independence during COP26.
Joseph Sikulu, Pacific managing director of climate change advocacy group 350.org, made the comments on BBC's Debate Night as the UN summit continues.
He said: "One layer to this conversation around climate justice is that we talk about this a lot from the perspective that we need to shift the fossil fuel industry. One thing that I learned recently from my last two days in Scotland is that there also is an understanding of what we're fighting for in a way that's parallel to us, is climate justice is about self determination and agency.
"It's about our ability to decide what happens to our people into our country. And I've learned this a lot being in Glasgow because I have felt the frustration of the people here about COP being here but they have no representation."
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Sikulu went on: "You have this broader relationship with colonisation, which is what we have, which is what we have, what we carry. And so kind of justice isn't just about shifting the fossil fuel industry. It's about shifting the structures of oppression so that we can continue to build our lives in a way that makes sense to us and I know the people of Scotland understand that."
Sikulu was praised for the comments on social media.
Elizabeth Marshall referenced Boris Johnson declaring he didn't want Nicola Sturgeon “anywhere near” COP26, saying: "The more Johnson excludes our First Minister, the more other nations get our plight."
Mark Tennant said Sikulu comments were "eloquent and so truthful".
Nicoll Fletcher said: "Calmly put why we need to have a Scottish seat at the table."
Another added: "Beautifully put, how could anyone argue against such wisdom and truth."
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