World leaders will be assembling for the UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (COP26) in Glasgow, 31st October 31 - 12 November). The aim of the conference is to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Decisions made at this conference will have implications for us all.
Join Global Challenges students and staff from the BASc Global Challenges programme as well as academics from across the university, Brunel staff and local community members in lively discussion at COP26 ON CAMPUS. There will be daily discussions prompted by podcast recordings made with Brunel staff, Global Challenges students and Steve Parker from Uxbridge FM.
This takes place from 3 - 11 November between 13:00 - 14:00 pm in Room 011 of the Heinz Wolff Building.
The series is an open platform for discussion on campus - in person - to examine, explore and debate potential ways forward in relation to strategies to reduce greenhouse gases and create more environmentally sustainable ways of living.
We (roughly) follow the COP26 Presidency Programme with the following themes each day:
Wednesday 3 Nov - Finance : Public and private finance for adaptation and mitigation - Topic: COP26 on Campus Zoom Meeting
Time: Nov 3, 2021 3PM Lusaka / 1pm London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bruneluniversity.zoom.us/j/94614985706
Meeting ID: 946 1498 5706
Passcode: 2042597930
Thursday 4 November - Energy (podcast with Dr Salman Masoudi Soltani, Mike Gorbounov, Ben Petrovic) : Transition to clean energy
Friday 5 November - Youth and Public Engagement (podcast with Dr Gareth Dale) : Voices of youth, and communication and education with the public
Monday 8 November - Nature (podcast with Dr Trevor Hoey) : Importance of nature, sustainable land use and global action for clean recovery Adaptation, Loss and Damage : Practical solutions to adapt and address CC impacts
Tuesday 9 November - Gender (podcast with Dr Sara de Benedictus) : Gender equality and participation of women and girls
Wednesday 10 November - Transport (podcast with Dr Xinjan Wang) : Zero-emission transport
Thursday 11 November - Cities, Regions & Built Environment (podcast with Dr Harjit Singh, Dr Anurag Pramanik, Dr Anshul Paneri) : Action where we live and then to a national level
Please join us for timely and lively discussions - and there will be pizza and drinks available!
Everyone is very welcome.
For further information, contact: mary.richards@brunel.ac.uk
Huge thanks to Steve Parker from Uxbridge FM for all his work on recording and editing the podcasts.
Many thanks for the kind support of Professor Mariann Rand-Weaver (Vice Provost for Education)