What should the government learn from hosting COP26?
There are still six months remaining in the UK’s COP presidency. What should the government be looking to achieve?
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COP26 was one of the biggest diplomatic events any UK government has hosted in recent decades, with a huge amount of diplomacy, logistical preparations and careful planning required both ahead of and during the conference. So what lessons should the government take from the experience of hosting a major international summit, and can they play a part in its wider global ambitions?
It is now half a year since world leaders met in Glasgow, but there are still six months remaining in the UK’s COP presidency. What should the government be looking to achieve? How has the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis changed the energy landscape? And what is the outlook for international cooperation on net zero?
On our panel to discuss these issues were:
- Camilla Born, Deputy Director, International Climate Finance in the COP26 Unit, Cabinet Office
- Greg Bourne, Councillor at the Climate Council of Australia
- Sepi Golzari-Munro, Deputy Director of the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
- Professor Mary Ryan, Interim Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at Imperial College London
The event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
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This event was kindly supported by The Forum, Imperial College London’s policy engagement initiative.
