Janet Yellen mocked by host over 'Glasgow' pronunciation
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been mocked by Sky News host Niall Paterson after mispronouncing ‘Glasgow’ during a speech to COP26. Joe Biden’s top treasury aide was addressing delegates to the climate summit when she repeatedly slipped up when attempting to pronounce the name of the host city. Mr Paterson announced Sky New was cutting away from Ms Yellen’s remarks before offering a brutal slap down on the economist’s gaffe.
The Sky News presenter remarked: “Well, let’s cut away from Janet Yellen not entirely because of her pronunciation of Glasgow.”
Ms Yellen had repeatedly pronounced Glasgow as ‘Glas-cow’ in the course of her speech.
Seemingly unaware of the blunder, she said: “Glasgow and COP26 is a pivotal moment at the start of this decisive decade of climate action.
“The climate crisis is already here.
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“This is not a challenge for future generations, but one we must confront today.
“Rising to this challenge will require the wholesale transformation of our carbon-intensive economies.
“It’s a global transition for which we have an estimated price tag some have put the global figure between 100 and $150 trillion over the next three decades. At the same time, addressing climate change is the greatest economic opportunity of our time.
Repeating the same ‘Glas-cow’ gaffe, Ms Yellen said: “Many of the conversations here in Glasgow will rightfully focus on the way we use our public resources to fund climate mitigation and adaptation activities domestically, and those in a position to do so to assist other countries in responding to climate change.
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US Treasury Secretary argued that climate change was also a huge opportunity for businesses.
“The old notions of why the private sector should decarbonise because the planet must be put before profit are no longer universally true,” she said.
“Green technologies have cost curves that continue to plunge, in many cases it is simply cost-effective to go green.
“Addressing climate change is the greatest economic opportunity of our time.”
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Finance ministers are meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday following the meetings between world leaders on Monday.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “While we know we are not yet meeting it soon enough, we will work closely with developing countries to do more and to reach the target soon.
He added: “Public investment alone isn’t enough, so our second action is to mobilise private finance.”
“Six years ago Paris set the ambition. Today in Glasgow we’re providing the investment we need to deliver that ambition,” said Mr Sunak.
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