Climate change- the world can't wait! This will be the biggest climate change conference since landmark talks in Paris in 2015.
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference is ready to kick off in Glasgow, Scotland. Here are some links to inspire you, catch you up and help you to get up to speed. (Resources: 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
“Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says upcoming climate talks in Glasgow, billed as humanity's last chance to avoid catastrophic global warming”
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Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
What is COP?
COP stands for the Conference of Parties and is the annual UN Climate Change Conference that takes place in a different host city each year. The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the COP assesses progress on combatting climate change.
What will happen in Glasgow?
There are three main parts to a COP: negotiations, exhibitions and side events. Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will be COP26 President and will preside over the COP26 negotiations. The negotiations are the key part of the event – the first week is usually technical negotiations by government officials, while the second week is focused more on high level ministerial and heads of state meetings. The negotiations focus on a variety of areas including future emissions reductions that the Parties (or participating countries) agree to.
350 Action is changing the politics of climate change in the United States at https://350action.org/about/
https://www.usclimatenetwork.org/member-organizations
Together for our Planet – the UK’s year of climate action
We cannot afford to wait to act against the threat of climate change. We must work together to protect our planet and people and ensure a greener, more resilient future for us all.
The UK will host the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 with our partners Italy in November 2021 to bring together world leaders to commit to urgent global climate action.
But each of us has a part to play. That’s why, in the run up to the summit, we’ll be working closely with businesses, civil society groups, schools and people across the UK as part of our conversation on tackling climate change.
https://together-for-our-planet.ukcop26.org/
#OneStepGreener will showcase how people from all over the UK are already doing their bit on climate change, from the engineers working on the offshore wind farms now powering our homes and businesses, to local initiatives encouraging children and parents to walk to school.
How to access the events via social media
https://unfccc.int/COP26/social-media
Other channels
UK COP 26 Presidency Website and Social Media Channels
UK Climate Champion for COP26 Nigel Topping on Twitter
Chile Climate Champion for COP25 Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir on Twitter