COP26: Ramp Up Ambition!
Faiths Unite: Visions for Transformative Climate Action
A 3-part interactive online series organised by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC Every Tuesday from October 27th to November 10th
The Interfaith Liaison Committee welcomes friends from around the world to learn, discuss and explore climate action in the run up to what should have been COP26. We welcome members from different religious communities, alongside scientists and policymakers, to meet and share their visions for faith-based climate action in 2020.
Join us for part 2 on Tuesday, Nov. 3 – COP26: Ramp Up Ambition!
4:00-5:30 pm GMT / 5:00-6:30 pm CET / 11:00-12:30 am EST
Register here.
The second event in a 3-part interactive online series organised by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC. This webinar will discuss what needs to be on the agenda of COP26 and what does it mean for climate action now.
The postponement of COP26 creates a challenge to keeping up the tempo on climate action. States’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are not even close to ensuring global temperature rise remains below 2°C, let alone the necessary 1.5°C.
Inaction from governments is no longer an option. 2020 is the year when the GHG emissions curve must begin to fall in order to have a chance of attaining the Paris Agreement goals. Climate actions undertaken by States must contain a mechanism to compensate for loss and damage. Finance, technology transfer and capacity building for adaptation must be made available to least developed and climate vulnerable countries. Covid-19 has shown the world that there is finance available to respond to an emergency. The climate emergency needs to be met with the same determination. There is no real alternative – continuing to stall action will eventually lead to catastrophic loss and damage.
Moderator: Lindsey Fielder Cook, Representative for Climate Change, Quaker United Nations Office (Geneva)
Speakers:
- Sarmad Iqbal, Islamic Relief Worldwide (Pakistan)
- Neil Thorns, Chair of the Climate Coalition and Advocacy Director at CAFOD (UK)
- Prof Joyashree Roy, Bangabandhu Chair Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, IPCC Author (Thailand)
- Moema de Miranda, Churches and Mining, Franciscans, Brazil
- Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary (Bonn)
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns, please visit csvgc-ny.org. For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@gmail.com.