COP26 - discuss the latest news from the Glasgow climate conference

Two tweets posted today by the @COP26 twitter account, here and here relating to a new Climate Conference delivery plan. Link to the doc here.

Related reading for anyone interested in learning more:

Ahead of COP next week, here is Energy UK's latest report 'Towards Net Zero Emissions'.

It’s only 14 pages. Well worth a look! 

Some great news for our forests seen at COP26 yesterday with a pledge made to end deforestation.

This links nicely to this question Rebecca Heaton answered during our recent AMA event:
 

Nice to see the carbon-capturing potential of the world’s trees being recognised and protected. 

We’re excited to hear more about ‘Sustainable Pleasures’ at the OVO hosted COP fringe event today, featuring our very own Rebecca Heaton!

Check out the Livestream of this interesting panel discussion here. 

Loved the mention Rebecca made during the discussion this morning about the need we have in the UK for more foresters. Which was also highlighted by the response she gave to @Tim_OVO’s great question at our recent AMA:

 

Anyone else feeling inspired to re-train? 

Personally very interested to watch this National Youth Theatre performance based on eco-anxiety. 

The live-stream is just about to kick off here:

 

Inspired by the potential sustainable use of forests discussed this morning, we’ve just posted the latest AMA topic by our favourite forester, Rebecca Heaton:

 

Get the chance to hear the Rainforest Alliance discussion, @Jeffus?

Happy Tuesday from another jam-packed day of COP fringe events.

First on my must-watch list is this panel discussion on ‘Changing consumer behaviour’ which goes live at 10:

 

Today’s theme of COP fringe events is Transport, so I’m sure they’ll be some interesting discussions around the future potential of EVs.

The first livestreamed event around legislating for a sustainable transport system starts at 10:

“Transport systems have radically transformed our relationship to the world around us. Past generations have made transport more accessible, faster, and cheaper, but not sustainable. In 2016 transportation accounted for 24% of global C02 emissions - in the context of the climate crisis, this poses a serious problem. Join this panel session to hear more about the future of sustainable transport and how we can design and legislate for future generations.”

I’m sure the upcoming livestream is going to be an interesting one for our many EV drivers here:

 

Where to next? The road to clean transport for all (Hosted by National Grid)

It is clear that modern transportation is not sustainable, and has significantly contributed to climate change – new systems must be embraced urgently. Zero carbon emitting vehicles will need to dominate the next generation of transport. The question is, how can this be achieved, and how can we ensure that there is a high level of accessibility and affordability for all?

Starts at 5 in case you’re keen to check it out! 

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Not to worry @Transparent - There’s the chance to watch the recordings of any talks that peak your interest, at a later date here.

The Youtube videos we’re embedding also remain accessible once the live stream ends.

A bit more of a leftfield one this lunch time, ‘Being Salmon, Being Human’ starts at 1 - The title alone has got me interested!:

 

“The acclaimed storytelling and yoik performance “Being Salmon, Being Human” is inspired by Dr. Martin Lee Mueller’s award-winning book by the same name. The performance takes us on a journey through the extraordinary lives of wild salmon – sentient beings who are born in rivers, traverse the oceans, and return towards the end of their lives to their birth rivers to spawn and gift forward more life. The performance explores what becomes of this awe-inspiring creature and her journey in the face of an expansive, profit-driven feedlot industry. Mueller appears on stage alongside renowned circumpolar sound poet Torgeir Vassvik and folklorist and storyteller Tiril Bryn. The storytelling unfolds alongside Vassvik’s evocative, haunting soundscape. Together we take a deep-dive into the pancultural encounter between humans and their wild and domesticated animal companions, into stories told since time immemorial, practical knowledge passed on through the generations, and wisdom carried into our time through ancient music. We encounter some of the warriors who have recently stood up in defence of traditional fishing rights and territories. And we encounter her, the sentient being. Born with a fierce determination to tune in to the speech of all things – to rain shower, lunar cycle, earth’s magnetism, algae bloom, or blue whale’s thousand-mile chant – she learns, as she matures, to think like the ocean. She becomes the ocean thinking itself within her. What is it like to be her? What is it like to be her feedlot cousin, whose life cycle is determined by the demands of a global capital market? How do we grasp that modern story of exploitation? And what clues do we find both in the wisdom of old and in contemporary science to stand up against the suffering of these present days, to unweave dysfunctional stories, and to re-story the ancient human-Earth relationship?”

The final day of COP fringe events is upon us. Today’s theme is Culture and the arts and our first top tip is ‘Advertising a Good Life in 2030’, a documentary being streamed at 10:

Join us for the premiere of A Good Life 2030, a documentary exploring the link between advertising, consumption and climate change together with new adverts for 2030 created by top advertising agencies. Hear talks from the Co-Founders of Purpose Disruptors exploring the tensions people in advertising feel at this moment and the role they can play in creating new visions of the future. Ones that we can move towards together, today.

So that’s it. After 2 weeks of international discussion and debate, the biggest and most important climate summit to date is over. 

So what was achieved? What does it mean for our planet? And what happens now? Read OVO’s summary to find out:

A summary of COP26: what was agreed, what does it mean, and what happens next?

What do we think? I hate that question because it’s too vague. Should that be ‘what do we feel’? Do we feel new hope? Do we feel worse then before? It’s a tricky one to gauge… I’m keen to hear from anyone on this, perhaps just so that I can feel a little more sure about how I feel about it. 

Either way, COP26, over and OUT