COP26

"I am passionate about the environment and new and innovative ways of challenging climate change"

Hear from 🇯🇲 dancehall artist @AgentSasco about the brilliant #ClimateAction work he is doing in Jamaica 👇

#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet

The UK is committed to delivering a sustainable COP26 💚

#COP26 will be a carbon-neutral conference, with sustainability at its core, that will leave a positive legacy.

Learn more about how we plan to do this 👇

#ClimateAction

https://ukcop26.org/the-conference/sustainability/

Meet #OneStepGreener Climate Leaders, Annabel and Neil 🌏

Adding electric vehicles and charging points at stations is helping @AvonFireRescue reach their net zero by 2030 goal 🚒

Let us know how you are going One Step Greener ahead of #COP26? 👇

#TogetherForOurPlanet 🇬🇧

This year, 🇬🇧 is hosting #COP26 in Glasgow.

🗣️ "But wait a minute, what is a COP?"

Watch our video below to learn more 👇

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The power sector accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.

To meet the #ParisAgreement goals, we need to move away from coal and towards clean power about five times faster than at present.

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“Pressing the button is a symbolic moment. It demonstrates that change is possible"

Today @AlokSharma_RDG demolished part of Ferrybridge C - one of the UK’s last remaining coal power stations.

He also met @SSE apprentices working on their new clean-energy projects.

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Meet #OneStepGreener Climate Leader, Nicola Grahamslaw.

@engineer_nic's work for @SSGreatBritain is helping them increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions 🚢

Show us how you’re going one step greener ahead of #COP26 👇

https://together-for-our-planet.ukcop26.org/climate-leaders/

#TogetherForOurPlanet 🇬🇧

The most vulnerable communities are at the greatest risk from climate change, and they have done the least to cause it.

This #WorldHumanitarianDay, join the #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with those who need it the most.

@UNOCHA | #COP26

📢 NEWS: The UK has launched our first Hydrogen Strategy with £105m in funding.

A world-leading hydrogen economy could:
✅ provide cleaner energy for cookers & heating
✅ Power 3m homes a year
✅ create 9,000 low-carbon jobs by 2030

@beisgovuk

#TogetherForOurPlanet | #COP26

The UK #COP26 Presidency is endorsing the 16th UN Conference of Youth in October.

We want all youth voices to be heard through this conference. Contribute to the Global Youth Statement and have your say.

Youth Voices Collection form 👇
https://tinyurl.com/COY16Unmute

@coy16glasgow

Don't miss the Informal Presidencies panel workshop [Africa session] discussing the Global Goal on Adaptation 🌍

Watch live at 12:00 BST below 👇
https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-cop/presidency-consultations-and-other-presidency-meetings/informal-consultations-by-the-cop-25-presidency-and-the-cop-26-incoming-presidency#eq-30

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Supreme Creations are going #OneStepGreener ahead of their Choose to Reuse campaign with the @BFC, championing British design and encouraging a million swaps to sustainable products ♻️

Watch the full video:
👉 https://youtu.be/1nDvfuexfV8

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It is vital that we listen to, and learn from, indigenous populations 💚

Listen to #COP26 Advocate @JaneGoodallInst and Mixteca of San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca @mit_vio on the importance of championing indigenous climate solutions.

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By 2030, the #RaceToResilience aims to catalyse action that builds the resilience of 4 billion people from groups and communities who are vulnerable to climate risks.

Help us reach that goal:
👉 https://racetozero.unfccc.int/race-to-resilience/

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"Whether future generations look back at this time with admiration or despair, depends entirely on our ability to seize this moment"

Read #COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG's foreword for the #TogetherForOurPlanet Schools Pack below 👇

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Mobilising climate finance is one of the four key goals of #COP26 🌍

The scale and speed of the changes we need to make require all forms of finance - including public and private.

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Happy International #YouthDay! 💚

Young people are vital in driving forward the urgent #ClimateAction needed to protect our planet.

We will make sure their voices are heard at #COP26 this November 🌍

#YouthLead

"It's very clear human influence on climate is certain"

On Monday the latest #IPCCReport was published.

Listen to UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance highlight the need for global climate action now.

@uksciencechief | #COP26

The next decade is decisive.

We must follow the science and embrace our collective responsibility to keep the goal of 1.5°C within reach.

But how do we keep 1.5 alive at #COP26? 👇

#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction

"We now know as a fact that human influence has warmed the climate system"

Following the launch of the #IPCC climate report, listen to @uchile Professor, @Maisa_Rojas call for immediate action to keep 1.5 alive in the run up to #COP26 🌎🇨🇱

@IPCC_CH | #ClimateAction

Those who face the worst effects of climate change have done the least to cause it.

The #IPCC #ClimateReport is a stark reminder that we must take critical action ahead of #COP26 to avert, minimise and address loss and damage for those on the frontline.

@AlokSharma_RDG

"Traditional ecological knowledge is just as important as western knowledge" 💚

Hear from Cissy Gore-Birch from the International Savanna Fire Management Initiative on her community's experience of driving forward #ClimateAction 🌏

#IndigenousPeoplesDay | #COP26

"Indigenous knowledge systems should be a guide for the future"

Co-founder of Sustainable Oceania Solutions, @_vehia_ is calling for Indigenous voices and their climate solutions to be championed at #COP26 and beyond 🌏🇵🇫

#IndigenousPeoplesDay | #ClimateAction

"#COP26 will have to be a summit of action and not just words"

@indukmurthy of @CSTEP_India is urging world leaders to come forward with renewed commitments to deliver on #ClimateFinance in Glasgow, following the launch of the new #IPCC #ClimateReport 🌏🇮🇳

@IPCC_CH

"It is time to set the most ambitious, deliberate & trackable path to a net zero future ever set"

As part of today's #IPCC climate report launch, we heard @uonbi Environmental Design Architect @DrNkatha's message to world leaders ahead of #COP26 🌏🇰🇪

@IPCC_CH | #ClimateAction

The latest #IPCC climate report has been published - a stark warning from scientists that human activity is damaging the planet at an alarming rate.

Read #COP26 President, @AlokSharma_RDG's response to the report below 👇

@IPCC_CH | #ClimateAction

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-calls-for-greater-global-ambition-as-un-finds-world-warming-faster-than-previously-estimated

Today marks #IndigenousPeoplesDay - an opportunity to recognize the rich diversity of the world's #IndigenousPeoples and their vital contributions to protecting our planet 🌏

But why are indigenous peoples key to climate change policy? 👇

#COP26 | #ClimateAction

The UK as #COP26 Presidency hosted the July Ministerial on 25-26 July.

Over 50 ministers from around the world came together to discuss:

✅ Keeping 1.5 alive
📖 Finalising the Paris rulebook
🌍 Their hopes for Glasgow

#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction