In his opening remarks to the opening plenary of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on Monday 10 November 2025, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell made it very clear that the world is failing to take enough action to ensure … Continue reading →
The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) 30 will take place in Belém, Brazil, 10-21 November 2025. In preparation for the Conference, a Climate Change Conference is being held in Bonn June 16-26, 2025. What is the COP? … Continue reading →
With recorded global temperatures hitting record highs and extreme weather events affecting people around the globe, the Conference of the Parties COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024 was supposed to bring together leaders from governments, business and civil … Continue reading →
What is the COP? The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which … Continue reading →
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate-related disasters. It also emphasized the need to strengthen systematic observations and to achieve universal coverage of early … Continue reading →
The UK already has one of the most ambitious 2030 targets for reducing emissions in the world, designed to be consistent with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. But, according to an independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps … Continue reading →
Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered on 30 September 2021. Thank you, thank you very much Mr President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman. Great speech Mario and ciao from Londra. I’m very sorry I’m not able to … Continue reading →
This article was first published by UNA-UK on 2 July 2021. The UN climate conference is a critical moment for action to protect people and the planet from the existential threat of climate change. In the lead-up to COP26, scheduled to … Continue reading →
UN House Scotland is organising this project to encourage as many individuals, local councils, organisations, and private enterprises as possible to sign the Paris Climate Agreement before COP26. The website for this project is https://www.unhscotland.org.uk/from-paris-to-cop26 UN House Scotland promotes connections … Continue reading →
COP26 Youth Summit will be an event for young people leading up to COP26. It will be called “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition” and will take place in Milan, Italy from 28-30 September 2021. The events will comprise a mix of in-person … Continue reading →