At the beginning of the world climate summit in Glasgow on Monday, the heads of state and government of several countries called for stronger political efforts to counteract climate change.

At the conference, politicians from around 200 countries will discuss how dangerous global warming can be limited.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the main part of the conference with an unusual comparison.

The planet is in a similar situation due to climate change as the fictional British secret agent James Bond, who is chained to a bomb while the clock is slowly running down, said Johnson.

"We are in about the same position as James Bond," warned Johnson, addressing the other heads of state and government present.

However, you can deactivate the proverbial bomb.

"Let's defuse this bomb," demanded Johnson.

"We have the technology, we can raise the funds, and the question for all of us today is whether we have the will." Johnson added, "Yes, it will be tough, but we can do it."

According to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the climate protection efforts promised by states around the world are not enough to avert a catastrophe.

He called on government officials at the world climate conference in Glasgow on Monday to do more.

"We're digging our own grave," warned Guterres.

Governments would need to end fossil fuel subsidies, phase out coal and set a price on all emissions.

“It's time to say: Enough,” said Guterres.

“Enough brutal attacks on biodiversity.

Enough carbon self-destruction.

Enough that nature is treated like a toilet.

Enough fires, drilling and mining in ever deeper elevations. "

Guterres expressed doubts about the climate protection promises made by some countries.

Even if all were actually adhered to, the warming would rise to 2.7 degrees above pre-industrial levels by the turn of the century.

"We are still heading for a climate catastrophe," he said.

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen had previously spoken of a "moment of truth".

The global race for climate neutrality by the middle of the century has begun, she wrote on Twitter on Monday. 

In the next two weeks, around 200 states want to fight in Glasgow how they can still achieve the goal set in Paris of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees as possible.

The states' previous plans are nowhere near sufficient for this.