Toward the end of his speech at the United Nations climate change event held this year in the Scottish city, Obama referred to the location by a common nickname for the wrong country.
"Since we're in the Emerald Isles here, let me quote the bard, William Shakespeare," Obama said. "'What wound,' he writes, 'did ever heal but by degrees.'"
"Our planet has been wounded by our actions," he went on. "Those wounds won't be healed today, tomorrow or the next but they can be healed by degrees if we start with that spirit."
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The term "Emerald Isle" refers to Ireland, not Scotland or other countries in the United Kingdom. On top of that, Shakespeare is England's national bard, not Scotland's. That honor goes to Robert Burns, author of poems and songs, including "Auld Lang Syne."
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Obama's quote was directed toward the young people in the audience, telling them that fighting climate change is "a marathon, not a sprint," and that while they should "stay angry" and "frustrated," they should know that "solving a problem this big, this complex and this important has never happened all at once."
The former President also called for young people to pressure lawmakers to take action against climate change and make their voices heard at the polls.
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"Vote like your life depends on it, because it does," he said.
The remarks sparked criticism on Twitter, with some social media users having fun at the apparent mixup and slamming Obama for quoting England's Shakespeare instead of Scotland's bard Robert Burns.
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"Barack Obama referring to Scotland as being part of the 'emerald isles' and then proceeding to quote Shakespeare is just so American," one Twitter user concluded.
Some sarcastically embraced the new moniker for Scotland.
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"As a citizen of the Emerald Isles, I would like to thank the former President of Canada for his kind words today," one user said.
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Obama's remarks came two days after more than 100,000 people marched through cold rain in the streets of Glasgow, led by Greta Thunberg and other youth activists, to demand more concrete and necessary action on climate change. The first week of COP26 was packed with flashy announcements, but countries' stated climate plans still aren't on track to limit warming to 1.5 C, and climate finance commitments are hundreds of billions of dollars short. In the summit's second week, government delegates will be focused on nitty-gritty details of carbon markets and other lingering issues.
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