COP Glossary

Feb 8, 2021 | COP26

To attend the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or to follow its updates and outcomes requires a solid knowledge of its jargon and background. There are many acronyms in the world of climate policy: NDCs, ACE, CMA,...

A Timeline of COP

Jan 29, 2021 | COP26

COP-1: Berlin, 1995 In 1995, one year after the UNFCCC entered into force, Berlin hosted COP-1. Delegates congregated to discuss the UNFCCC. Believing it to be too limited, the Berlin Mandate was adopted. The mandate would result in binding emissions targets and...

2050 Climate Group

Jan 24, 2021 | Projects and Initiatives

2050 Climate Group is a Scottish, volunteer-led, youth-run charity with a mission to empower young people to take action on the climate crisis since 2014. We aim to equip young leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to take action on the climate crisis...

Biden’s Environmental Policy Platform (Part 1)

Jan 19, 2021 | North America

The Politics Biden has pledged that, as President, he will attempt to implement his environmental policy agenda by working with the United States Congress [8] (composed of the House of Representatives [9] and the Senate [10]) to pass relevant legislation. Owing to the...

UK: Boris Johnson’s 10 Point Plan

Jan 15, 2021 | International Policy

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his ‘10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’, on November 18th, 2020. This policy paper sets out one of his administration’s first acknowledgements of the climate crisis. This plan is to get the UK on...