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Join UCL's first Youth COP
23 October 2021, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
We are inviting students from across UCL to participate and learn about climate change negotiations and the partisan issues that create the tense negotiations at the real UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP). Students will have the opportunity to develop a collective statement and present this to UCL researchers who will be attending COP 26 in Glasgow in November.
Event Information
Open to
- UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Organiser
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Pierce Byrne – Sustainable UCL+44 (0)7479077582
Key Information
- The UCL Youth COP will be held virtually;
- Students must attend the entire day;
- Students will be chosen on a first come first serve basis;
- Students do not need prior knowledge on climate change or sustainability as information packs will be provided to students prior to the event;
Key Dates:
- Registration Opens: 09:00 (Morning) GMT on Monday 20th September 2021;
- Deadline to apply: 16:00 (Evening) GMT on Thursday 14th October 2021 or when maximum capacity is reached;
- We aim to notify you by: Friday 15th October if you are successful;
- Event: 09:30 - 16:15 GMT on Saturday 23rd October 2021;
Format of the event
You will be assigned to a team with 5-6 students, representing a state, party or organisation as diverse as the Alliance of Small Island States to Royal Dutch Shell. From 15th October, you will be provided with the pre-event materials. Participants are expected to review these materials and carry out some background research on their country or organisation team to assist in your participation in the negotiations. This, along with keynote speakers on the day (see below) will help you to build your understanding of the COP, and how science and society can inform the negotiation outcome.
On UCL's Youth COP day (Saturday 23 October), you will participate in a full day event as your assigned team and mimic UN negotiations between different parties. It will be a unique opportunity to learn about the processes of high-level negotiations involved in consensus decision-making at the COP talks. You will gain an understanding of the different actors’ perspectives, why they might vote in certain ways and why achieving a resolution satisfactory to all parties is not always easy.
The outcomes of the event will be shared with our UCL representatives who will be attending COP26 in Glasgow in November.
The event will enable students who are passionate about climate action practice, to gain knowledge in the field of sustainability and climate change, and meet likeminded students.
We look forward to seeing you there!
About the Speakers
Professor Jacqueline McGlade
Professor of Natural Prosperity, Sustainable Development and Knowledge Systems at UCL
Jacqueline McGlade is currently Professor at the Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL and Strathmore University in Kenya, where she undertakes research focused on natural prosperity and the sustainable development goals. Her research encompasses the knowledge systems that express the dynamics of our planet, its ecosystems, geophysical processes and interactions that human societies have with the natural world to survive and prosper.
With previous experience at international climate negotiations, Jacqueline McGlade will be speaking about some of her insights into her experiences.
More about Professor Jacqueline McGladeZi Han Xuan
President of Climate Action Society (CAS) at UCL at UCL
At Conference of Youth 16 (COY16), Zi Han Xuan serves as the Co-Lead of the Global Youth Statement, which gathers the voices of youths around the world to be presented to the COP26 Presidency. In line with this, his main interests lie in youth engagement with climate justice, as well as the intersections between climate, migration, and international security.
More about Zi Han Xuan