Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed At-Tayeb, signed a joint appeal to COP26 climate summit, launched by religious leaders participating in a meeting in the Vatican, held on Monday prior to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).  The joint appeal by religious leaders to the participants in COP26, to be held next month in Glasgow, Scotland, urged those concerned to create effective solutions to save the Earth from an "unprecedented ecological crisis," and to work hard to reinforce the solidarity between developing and developed countries, to reduce the risks posed by climate change and promote common ethical values to address this critical crisis.

In his speech at the event, Prof. At-Tayyeb launched an appeal to denounce any activity that negatively affects the environment or worsens climate change, while calling on religious leaders to assume their full religious duty to address the crisis. He asserted that, through their spiritual impact in all circles, those religious leaders can disseminate awareness of the dimensions of the crisis in a way that contributes to limiting it and mitigating its threats.

The Vatican hosted the activities of the Summit of Religious Leaders for Climate Change under the title, Faith and Science, with the participation of religious leaders and scholars from around the world, in preparation for the COP26, to be held from November 1-12 in Glasgow, Scotland. It came in expression of their concerns and desires for assuming greater responsibility towards the planet and standing in solidarity to reduce the negative effects of climate change on the environment and maintain the sustainability of its resources.