You may have heard the name or seen the #COP27 hashtag trending on social media and wondering what this event is all about. We put together a simple overview with 6 facts to get you into the picture about the COP27 climate conference.
01 - THE NAME
COP is short for Conference of the Parties (of the UNFCCC), but it is also referred to as the United Nations Climate Change Conference. It’s an annual event organized for the twenty-seventh time.
02 - TIME AND PLACE
The summit occurs from November 6 through November 18, 2022. The host country is Egypt; the event takes place in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
In case you missed it - Egypt lit up Khafre Pyramid, one of the three ancient pyramids of Giza that date back 4,500 years, ahead of #COP27. #TogetherForImplementation pic.twitter.com/02RznwThWL
— COP27 (@COP27P) November 6, 2022
03 - BACKGROUND
In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed, an international environmental treaty dealing with climate change. Every year since 1995, representatives of the signatories have met to discuss climate change measures.
04 - ATTENDEES
Nearly a hundred heads of state and representatives from 190 countries are expected to attend. Other influential world leaders who confirmed their presence at the conference include European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, United States President Joe Biden, as well as newly elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
One of the best-known faces of the UN’s annual climate summit, Greta Thunberg, will not be attending.
05 - KEY THEMES, AGENDA
The summit’s goals and visions were summarised in four keywords: Mitigation, Adaptation, Finance, and Collaboration.
The event kicks off on the 7th and 8th with the World Leaders Summit (WLS). The second week of the summit will focus on significant issues such as water, biodiversity, energy, and gender. Following that, government representatives will address some of the most critical climate-related topics in thematic days, such as financing, decarbonization, adaptation, and agriculture.
🔋 Energy
— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) October 6, 2022
💳 Finance
🧑🏾🔬 Science
🌴 Adaptation
🦜 Biodiversity
These will be some of the key themes at the UN Climate Change Conference #COP27 in Egypt.
Check out the full calendar 👇🏾
6 - SPONSORSHIP SCANDAL
One of the main sponsors of the event is Coca-Cola, which has caused a stir as the brand is known for its high levels of plastic pollution.
Disgraceful. Biggest plastic polluter @CocaCola is sponsoring @COP27P 😡
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) September 30, 2022
99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels. This partnership undermines the very objective of the event it seeks to sponsor.#BreakFreeFromPlastic #COP27 https://t.co/EILbGYYSzc
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
The official website of COP27: https://cop27.eg/#
The official Twitter page of COP27: https://twitter.com/COP27P
The official Twitter page of the UN Climate Change: https://twitter.com/UNFCCC
Sources and references:
- https://cop27.eg/#/
- https://twitter.com/COP27P
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2022/11/06-08/
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/11/01/which-european-leaders-are-attending-cop27-the-influential-politicians-heading-to-egypt
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63316362
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/31/what-is-cop27-everything-you-need-to-know-about-egypts-landmark-climate-conference
