UN Climate Change Conference COP26
The UK will host the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 with Italy to bring together world leaders to commit to urgent global climate action.
While the impacts of climate change are devastating, advances in tackling it are leading to cleaner air, creating good jobs, restoring nature and at the same time unleashing economic growth.
Despite the opportunities we are not acting fast enough. To grip this crisis, countries need to join forces urgently. They also agreed to step up efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. By completing and implementing the Paris Agreement at Glasgow, we can show that the world is able to work together to tackle this crucial challenge. And by uniting behind a green recovery from coronavirus, which creates sustainable jobs and addresses the urgent and linked challenges of public health, climate change, and biodiversity loss, we can safeguard the environment for future generations.
The program for COP26 will showcase momentum from the whole of society, and focus on key issues to drive ambition and action.
Progressing the negotiations will be at the heart of the summit and key cross-cutting elements such as science and inclusivity will be incorporated throughout. The hosts anticipate a balance of mitigation, adaptation and finance runs through the whole COP26 program.