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Nov 1, 2021 8:51 PM - The Canadian Press

PM Trudeau talks about fire-ravaged community of Lytton as an example of why we need to cut emissions even faster

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

International delegates attending a UN climate convention underway in Glasgow were reminded of images of homes burning and people fleeing from the Fraser Canyon community of Lytton as a wildfire levelled it in just hours on June 30th.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the fate of the village during his opening address to the COP-26 climate convention in Scotland.

Trudeau noted an all-time Canadian high temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius was set in Lytton just one day before the flames broke out.

He reminded other world leaders that ``what happened in Lytton can, has and will happen anywhere,'' and he urged fellow delegates to ``step up'' and reduce greenhouse gas emissions together.

Trudeau told the United Nations conference the country relies on carbon pricing and plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions even further.

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