What Happened at COP26? Also What is a COP?

From October 31 to November 12 of 2021, 197 countries of the world met in Glasgow Scotland at COP26 to discuss climate change, emissions targets, mitigation, and collaboration. It was the first meeting like this since 2019, so the importance of the event was further emphasized. The world held it’s breath as the conference came to a close, and breathed a sigh of relief when the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact was unveiled. In this bonus episode, we’re going to look at what exactly happened, what it means for the climate in the coming years, and where we are at as a planet as we try to pull ourselves free of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Glasgow Climate Pact text- https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cop26_auv_2f_cover_decision.pdf 

How to Save a Planet episode - https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/5whvgxa/we-go-inside-the-cop26-climate-talks 

COP info - https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-cop?page=%2C%2C%2C0%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C0%2C0 

CARE’s report on COP26 - https://careclimatechange.org/what-happened-at-cop26/

Greenpeace’s report - https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/what-happened-at-cop26/

WWF’s report - https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/what-happened-cop26 

UN summary -  https://unric.org/en/cop26-a-snapshot-of-the-agreement/ 

Video of Alok Sharma -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmaumUTqVE 

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