Climate change came to life at COP26 with over 200 events in Glasgow

• Tickets will soon be available for the Green Zone at COP26 in Glasgow
• Singer Ellie Goulding announced as COP26 lawyer

COP26 will open its doors to the British public throughout the International Climate Summit, with over 200 events taking place in the UK-managed Green Zone in Glasgow between Monday November 1 and Friday November 12.

The Green Zone, hosted at the Glasgow Science Center, will bring together youth, indigenous leaders, businesses and grassroots communities who will present cultural performances, exhibitions, lectures, film screenings and technical demonstrations to a global audience.

Tickets will be available to the public free of charge and most events will also be streamed live on the COP26 YouTube channel so people across the UK and around the world can participate.

Global singer / songwriter Ellie Goulding has also been announced as an advocate for COP26. Ms Goulding will raise awareness about climate change in the UK and around the world, promote the importance of climate action among young people and also attend COP26 in Glasgow.

More than 300 organizations will participate, including:

• Musicians in exile, asylum seekers and refugees from Glasgow will perform music from their home countries with new songs created for COP26 on the impact of climate change on refugees today and in the future close
• Can I live an immersive multimedia IMAX experience? by Fehinti Balogun sharing how, as a young black British man, he found his place in the climate movement. He weaves his history with oral creation, rap, theater, animation and scientific facts
• ActionAid, featuring Earth Observers, a women-led debate on climate justice from space borders to frontline farmers. Leaders including Nicole Stott (veteran astronaut-NASA) from the worlds of science, space exploration, activism and the arts, will discuss how they have witnessed climate change from perspectives unique, and what they learned about solutions, collaboration and ambition.
• Tron Young Theater, with Retro / Future, a documentary film on the Clyde River directed by six young Glasgowians who engaged with young activists in Colombia and explore ideas about climate change in their country

The main partners of COP26 (Unilever, SSE, Sky, ScottishPower, Sainsburys, Reckitt, NatWest Group, National Grid, Microsoft, Hitachi and GSK) will have a strong presence at the COP26 Green Zone to share their experiences, show their commitment to the fight climate change, support and encourage others to do the same, and make a difference on a global problem of paramount importance.

They will all host exciting interactive exhibition stands in the Green Zone and host a host of diverse and interesting events and premieres covering a range of topics relevant to tackling climate change alongside other global experts and experts. interesting speakers.

The Green Zone will also feature some of the people, businesses and organizations from across the UK’s four countries who are all taking one step closer to being green to protect the planet, as part of the Governments Together for our Planet campaign. .

From a British formula racing car showcasing the power of electric vehicles to artwork created by children across the country to inspire climate action, the Green Zone will transmit the passion and innovation of Kingdom wrestling United in the fight against climate change.

COP26 President-designate Alok Sharma said:

COP26 is our last best hope for the world to come together and fight climate change. So the eyes of the world will be on Glasgow when the world leaders arrive in November.

In addition to the crucial climate negotiations, COP26 is a fantastic opportunity for businesses, civil society, academia, indigenous groups and young people to present what they are doing to tackle climate change to a local audience and global.

Tickets will be available shortly and I encourage the UK public to take this unique opportunity to participate in this momentous event.

Ellie Goulding, lawyer for COP26, said:

I assumed the role of lawyer for the United Nations conference on climate change COP26. I believe that COP26 MUST be the time when world leaders listen to scientists and tackle the climate crisis for our common good. We need to keep 1.5 alive.

There is going to be incredible energy and focus in Glasgow in November and I think it is important that as many people as possible take part in deciding their future on this planet. I encourage as many people as possible to get involved.

Background

• For the green zone program, see here

• Tickets will be available through the COP26 website on October 11, 2021.