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            <title><![CDATA[Can the COP26 climate finance commitments mobilise the finance community?]]></title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This blog was written by&nbsp;Dr Shamima Haque for The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
The COP26 event, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021, was a United Nations summit about tackling climate change. Around six years ago, delegates (heads of states, global leaders, NGO representatives and observers) to COP21 in Paris promised rapid reductions of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by countries around the world by 2050 to avoid the world passing the 1.5&deg;C threshold by the end of the century. This is known as the &ldquo;net zero&rdquo; target, but these reductions are not yet happening at the&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A conference of two halves, with innovation the glue holding it together]]></title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[All views expressed in this article are those of the author.
COP26 was an astounding event, amplified entirely by the fact that we have just spent the last 18 months shut away inside. The number of people, the variety of sessions, the breadth of knowledge shared, and the volume of ideas were reverberating around my head for some time after leaving Glasgow, and I struggled to wind down after the influx of noise, colours, timings, and voices that had plagued my senses for a week. On reflection, I am unable to contemplate COP26 in its entirety, not least because I&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Recently I read that, of the top 10 fastest growing sectors in the UK, 8 employ more graduates of arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) subjects than any other. The reason being that &lsquo;successfully addressing the[se] challenges of the future will need not just technological solutions but the understanding of human behaviour and how to achieve social and cultural change which AHSS can provide&rsquo;[1]. I knew about the argument for community voice in decision making and innovation, however, it wasn&rsquo;t until I attended COP26 that I was able to appreciate the imperative nature of finding solutions that work for the&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[All views expressed in this article are those of the author
In attending COP26 as a careers adviser I was alert to any mention of skill requirements or discussions around the future of our workforce. Most sessions I attended talked of green jobs and the importance of youth involvement, but I still felt at a loss as to what future employers would look for in students and graduates aspiring to work in this emerging market. You can imagine my delight, then, when I came across a session hosted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) talking about the skills for a&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that attending COP26 as a delegate of the University was a fantastic opportunity. There were so many people to talk to, such a huge volume of workshops to attend and so many interesting organisations to hear from that it would be completely impossible to have done it all. The beauty in the breadth of discussion was that you were able to decide what you wanted to learn about and who you wanted to hear from. As a careers adviser, I was interested in discovering opportunities for young people to get involved with new projects and finding&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This month I was lucky enough to attend a UNICEF-led workshop for 51cg students. The event was hosted by Fabio Friscia, Maryam Elgoni and Ashlynn McCool from UNICEF and explored youth advocacy in relation to the climate crisis.
The hosts did an amazing job at creating a safe and open space where we were able to learn with and from each other whilst discussing our ideas, problems, fears and hopes for the future.
The session was steered by the &lsquo;Youth Advocacy Guide&rsquo; and the newly updated &lsquo;Global Youth Advocacy Guide&rsquo;, as we worked through different sections of the&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This blog post is part of the AUCEL COP26 series
I was honoured to attend&nbsp;COP26&nbsp;in week 2 as part of the&nbsp;51cg&nbsp;delegation.
On the final day, I shared my thoughts &ldquo;live&rdquo; at 4pm while protestors walked by, as part of the Aberdeen Festival of Social Science&nbsp;Conversation on COP.
Three weeks later, the flurry of activity and people, lack of fresh air, double masking, security, art, selfies, media, protests, daily Lateral Flow Tests, passing world leaders and celebrities (very few with an entourage), working out where to get a seat to view events online if one could not get in&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I attended the launch of The World Meteorological Organization&rsquo;s (WMO) flagship publication on the relationship between Climate Indicators and the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals at the Science Pavilion within the Blue Zone of COP26.
These goals are clearly defined within the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and include conserving marine resources, ending poverty, and preventing food insecurity. Unfortunately, due to challenges associated with climate change, such as an increase in the number of tropical cyclones, these goals are among those least likely to succeed.
However, by assessing the current impact of climate change against these specific developmental&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Alexander Ross is a Public Affairs Officer within the Public Affairs, Stakeholder Engagement (PASE) Team.
COP26 organisers are currently considering key arrangements that will make the difference between a Good COP or Bad COP. In a normal year, 30,000 people would be expected to attend the Glasgow climate change conference. During a pandemic, a conference of this scale comes with a unique set of challenges.
Hybrid or virtual negotiations have been resisted by organisers, with fears that this would give an unfair advantage to those attending in person. During preliminary negotiating rounds, developing countries have been affected by unreliable connections,&#8230;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Giulia Cottino is a Student Intern for COP26 and Politics &amp; IR Student.
On the 14th of June I attended an online event where the Centre for Energy Transition&nbsp;held a panel discussion on the energy transition&rsquo;s challenges and opportunities in the North Sea. Recently, the 51cg has renewed its commitment towards a full energy transition, inaugurating the Energy Transition Centre and a new postgraduate programme in Energy Transition Systems and Technologies.
The session on the challenges and opportunities in the North Sea, part of a series of conferences in preparation for COP26, provided cutting-edge insights into current and&#8230;]]></description>
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