Welcome to UKRI at COP26
Today we're launching our programme of activities and engagement for COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference taking place from 31 October – 12 November.
Taking place at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, the summit brings together parties from across the world to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC).
UKRI is taking part in COP26 to:
Alison Robinson, UKRI Strategic Lead for COP26 said: "Through COP, we want to inform and inspire the public, businesses, researchers and governments on how to take climate action.
"We will build momentum for the change we need and catalyse the global partnerships needed to share knowledge, focus effort and generate solutions."
During the lead-up in October and throughout the event itself, UKRI will be holding events and exhibitions, working with national and international partners to engage audiences with examples of work that go beyond measuring and predicting impacts to identifying ways to accelerate the social, economic and cultural change to reach net zero.
?Among many celebrations of great R&I work across the UK, we are planning an Earth Observation Zone (with National Centre for Earth Observation), an Innovative Companies showcase and a full two-week collaboration with the UK Universities Network.
The site offers an in-depth look at 12 important climate change-related themes: ?Adaptation and Resilience, Clean Energy, Climate Justice, Earth Observation, Empowering policy makers, Greening the economy and society, Global health, Hydrogen, Oceans, Sustainable Industry and Resource Use, Sustainable Agriculture and Food and Sustainable Transport.
Register for the site here and browse our exhibits here . The full programme of green zone (open to the public) activities for COP26 can be found by visiting the main?UK COP26 website .
You can also browse and register for UKRI and partner events. ?We'd love to know what you're looking forward to attending!?
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