COP26 GLASGOW 2021 -- THE WORLD MEETS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY

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Also known as:
COP26 (UNFCCC) https://unfccc.int
CMP16 (Kyoto Protocol)
CMA3 (Paris Agreement)

WHEN:
October 31 — November 12

WHO:
Alok Sharma, president of this year's United Nations COP26

— From the United States
President Joe Biden
John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Geena McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor
Jennifer Granholm, Energy Secretary—
Rick Spinrad, NOAA Administrator
Michael Regan, EPA Administrator
Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary
Deb Haaland, Interior Secretary
Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary,
Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary
Tony Blinken, Secretary of State
Samantha Power, USAID Administrator
Eric Lander, Director, WH Office of Science and Technology Policy
Brian Deese, Director, National Economic Council

— World leaders and their delegations from 120 countries, including
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Boris Johnson
Xi Jinping
Xie Zhenhua
Narendra Modi
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission
Frans Timmermans, Executive VP of the EU
Sir David Attenborough
Pope Francis
Greta Thunberg


WHAT:
To shift the Paris Climate Agreement Nationally Determined Goals (NDR's) to Action
Schedule: https://unfccc.int/event/cma-3#navbar


CLIMATE GLOSSARY:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/11/cop26-jargon-buster




Quick History:

The Paris Climate Agreement 2015 was the culmination of two decades of stalled diplomacy, and many countries shot down binding language on greenhouse emissions targets, oversight, and punishments.

In 2015, nations agreed on non-binding national targets to cut – or for developing countries to curb the growth of – greenhouse gas emissions… by 2030 in most cases.

Those national targets – known as nationally determined contributions, or NDCs – were inadequate to hold the world within the Paris temperature targets. If fulfilled, they would result in 3C or more of warming, which would be disastrous.

Everyone knew at Paris that the NDCs were inadequate, so the French built into the accord a “ratchet mechanism” by which countries would have to return to the table every five years with fresh commitments. Those five years were up on 31 December 2020, but the pandemic prevented many countries coming forward.

COP26 (countries of conference), rescheduled, is the world’s second great climate conference to shift the non-binding level of Paris 2015 to action. To that end, 145 countries have submitted their revised NDCs that bring nations’ required efforts to keep the world at the lower of the two Paris goals -- the 1.5C target.

Scientists estimate that emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels, and from there to net zero emissions by 2050, if the world is to have a good chance of remaining within the 1.5C threshold.

"In Glasgow, the United States will showcase President Biden's whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis," a White House official told CNN.
They will demonstrate the strength of the entire US government working in lock-step to reduce emissions and achieve our international climate commitments
-- and that the countries who take decisive action on climate will reap the economic and jobs benefits of the clean energy future.

November 1 - November 12 will either be "the starting point of the next decade” as John Kerry says, or it will be "Green economy. Blah, blah, blah. Net zero by 2050. Blah, blah, blah. Build back better. Blah, blah, blah. Words that sound great but so far have not led to action,” as Greta Thunberg says.

Pretty charts mean nothing if we don’t work together so the world's children and grandchildren will have a future.

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1. This huge irony is still out there -- a lesson world leaders should have learned from Davos.

They should find their way there without burning gas or oil.

Shutting down all the motorways should be at least one of their opening lessons in work and sacrifice.

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2. Pres. Barack Obama will also be attending.

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3. Thanks.