[4K] Glasgow Preparing The COP26 Venue

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The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. It is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, between 31 October and 12 November 2021, under the presidency of the United Kingdom. The conference is the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the third meeting of the parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA3).

This conference is the first time that parties are expected to commit to enhanced ambition since COP21. Parties are required to carry out every five years, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, a process colloquially known as the 'ratchet mechanism'.

The venue for the conference is the SEC Centre in Glasgow. Originally due to be held in November 2020 at the same venue, the event was postponed for twelve months because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

Councils in and around Glasgow have pledged to plant 18 million trees in preparation for the summit. The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) is projected to increase tree coverage in the urban areas of the Greater Glasgow region to 20%.

On 4 June 2021 a night time light projection onto the Tolbooth Steeple was installed, under the ‘Climate Clock’ initiative. The projected Deadline and Lifeline statistics count the time window before 1.5 °C warming is inevitable, and the percentage of global energy delivered through renewables, respectively.

Which world leaders will attend COP26?

Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend the conference, but only a few names are widely known so far. Here are all the world leaders confirmed to be attending COP26 at the end of October.

- President Joe Biden, United States

President Biden has confirmed he will be travelling to Glasgow to take part in COP26, soon after he hosted the Virtual Leaders Summit himself. The event was live-streamed for the public and saw 40 world leaders come together to discuss what can be done to encourage climate action.

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson, United Kingdom

Mr Johnson has confirmed his attendance at COP26, as well as stating that there will be a place for leaders of all the UK’s national government.

- First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland

Despite there being reported clashes between Ms Sturgeon and Mr Johnson regarding the summit, Scotland’s First Minister will be attending COP26 in Glasgow. Mr Johnson went so far as to say that Ms Sturgeon will play a key role in the climate conference, as the leader of the Scottish government.

- Her Majesty the Queen, United Kingdom

The Queen will also travel to Glasgow to represent the United Kingdom, just as she and other members of the Royal Family did for the G7 Summit in Cornwall. She will be joined by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge.

- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

- French President Emmanuel Macron

- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi

- Colombian President Ivan Duque

- Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven

- Swiss President Guy Parmelin

- South Korean President Moon Jae-in

The President is expected to attend, but the presidency has not made an official announcement yet.

- The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi, current chair of the African Union

- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

- Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo

- Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez
Who else is attending COP26?

There are some other famous faces who will also be playing their part in the climate conference, ranging from climate activists to cultural leaders.

- Sir David Attenborough

Sir David has been named as the COP26 People’s Advocate, meaning that the broadcaster and natural historian will address world leaders and other attendees during the summit. He also made appearances at other climate events in the run-up to COP26, including the G7 Summit.

- Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Secretary of State of Vatican City

It was at first rumoured that Pope Francis would also make the journey to Glasgow for the conference, however it was recently announced that Cardinal Parolin will attend in his stead.

- Greta Thunberg

Despite levelling some criticism at COP26, it seems likely that the young climate activist who sparked the Fridays For Future movement will be joining the world leaders in Glasgow.

- António Guterres

As UN Secretary General, Mr Guterres will be there to follow up on his previous warnings about the importance of tackling climate change decisively now.

- Ursula von der Leyen

The EU will be negotiating as a bloc at COP26, so Ursala von der Leyen will be in attendance in the capacity of her role as President of the European Commission.