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The Glasgow COP kept 1.5ยฐC in reach, and throughout our Presidency Year we continued to deliver vital #ClimateAction across the globe.
In this critical decade, the #GlasgowClimatePact must remain the blueprint for action.
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"Climate change is the most important issue of our time, and the stakes could not be higher"
A personal thank you from #COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG to @BLACKPINK, for speaking up on the urgent need for #ClimateAction
#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
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#BLACKPINK x #COP26
โThis is the most important issue of our timeโ
Hear the message from @BLACKPINK to world leaders ๐
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#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
Ahead of the Climate Ambition Summit, we heard from @BLACKPINK about their journey to learn more about climate change in the run up to #COP26 next year.
Watch the video ๐
@ygofficialblink | #BLACKPINK | #ClimateAction
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โThat desperate hope, is why the world is looking to you and why you are hereโ
-- Sir David Attenborough, #COP26 People's Advocate, speaking at the Opening Ceremony.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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โThis is the most important issue of our timeโ
Listen to a message from #COP26 Advocates @BLACKPINK that was played to World Leaders in Glasgow โฌ๏ธ
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#BLACKPINK x #COP26
โThis is the most important issue of our timeโ
Hear the message from @BLACKPINK that was played to World Leaders during the Glasgow summit ๐
@ygofficialblink | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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"Time is running out. We just felt like we had to say something"
After watching Sir David Attenborough's 'A Life on Our Planet' film, @BLACKPINK were inspired to talk about the importance of tackling climate change ahead of #COP26.
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #BLACKPINK
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Over the last year, it has been great to hear from #COP26 advocates @BLACKPINK about the importance of global climate action ๐
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โIs this how our story ends?โ
Powerful moment from #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, Sir David Attenborough from yesterdayโs Opening Ceremony.
#ClimateAction #TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข BREAKING: The #COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact has been agreed.
It has kept 1.5 degrees alive.
But, it will only survive if promises are kept and commitments translate into rapid action.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
@BLACKPINK are calling for #ClimateAction as part of their epic YouTube livestream event #TheShow this weekend.
Join them on their journey to learn more about climate change ahead of #COP26.
#๋ธ๋ํํฌ | #BLACKPINK
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On climate, the world will succeed, or fail, as one.
Now is the time for real action.
#COP26 begins today. We must make it count.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข NEWS: We are pleased to announce that Her Majesty The Queen will be attending #COP26.
@RoyalFamily | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข NEWS: At COP26, over 100 leaders have committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.
"To have any chance of keeping below 1.5ยฐC of global warming, we must halt deforestation" -- Sir David Attenborough
Learn more:
๐ gov.uk/government/publicatioโฆ
#COP26
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๐ข News: Sir David Attenborough has been named the COP26 People's Advocate.
Welcome to the #COP26 family ๐
With 6 months to go until the summit, hear him speak about why collective action is so important ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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โฐ The COP26 Opening Ceremony will start from 12:00 GMT
Tune in live:
๐บ Twitter, @COP26
๐บ YouTube, piped.video/watch?v=oofxDQQKโฆ
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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One week to go until #COP26 ๐
Paris promised, Glasgow must deliver.
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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Today Sir David Attenborough addresses the first ever @UN Security Council meeting on climate security to warn of the risks of climate change, and call for global #ClimateAction to drive the change needed to create a stable, healthy world. ๐
#COP26 | #ItsPossible
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"Staying below 1.5 degrees is the only chance we have of avoiding these tipping points and stabilising our world again"
Hear from #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, Sir David Attenborough, on why every fraction of a degree matters ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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๐ข UPDATE: Over 130 countries, covering 90% of the worldโs forests, have now committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.
"To have any chance of keeping below 1.5ยฐC of global warming, we must halt deforestation" -- Sir David Attenborough
#COP26
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Did you miss the full speech from #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, Sir David Attenborough? ๐ฌ
Weโve got you covered.
๐บ Watch his full speech on @YouTube
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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Only 2 days to go! ๐
#COP26 is the worldโs last, best chance to tackle #ClimateChange.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Live from Glasgow ๐บ
Watch the #COP26 Opening Ceremony live ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Today leaders from around the world are gathering in Glasgow for #COP26
They will come together to make clear their commitment to tackle climate change and signal ambition for the summit.
Learn more ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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#COP26 will take place between 1 - 12 November 2021 in Glasgow.
The COP Bureau of the @UNFCCC, with the UK and our Italian partners today agreed on new dates for the summit.
The UK will continue to work to increase #ClimateAction, build resilience and lower emissions.
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๐ Happy 50th Birthday Earth Day ๐
While #coronavirus may force us to keep our distance, tackling #ClimateChange must remain a top priority.
No matter where you are, you can make a difference.
Together, we can protect the Earth. ๐ค๐
@EarthDayNetwork | #COP26 | #EarthDay
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In less than one month, world leaders will come #TogetherForOurPlanet in Glasgow to tackle the urgent threat of global #ClimateChange ๐
Listen to the message #COP26 People's Advocate Sir David Attenborough has for them ๐
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.@walkwithamal, a 3.5m puppet of a young Syrian refugee that has travelled 8,000km from the Syrian border, arrived at #COP26 for Gender Day.
She is here to raise awareness of the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls around the world.
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"Staying below 1.5 degrees is the only chance we have of avoiding these tipping points and stabilising our world again"
Hear from #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, Sir David Attenborough, on why every fraction of a degree matters ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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"We cannot achieve the scale of changes needed at the expense of the poorest nations and people"
With the @UN General Assembly starting this week, listen to Sir David Attenborough explain why now is the time for urgent, collaborative #ClimateAction.
#COP26 | #UNGA
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Itโs Finance Day at #COP26
Mobilising finance for #ClimateAction is vital to limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Only 3 days to go! ๐
At #COP26, world leaders will come together to step up #ClimateAction and keep 1.5ยฐC alive.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Itโs Youth and Public Empowerment Day at #COP26
Young climate leaders around the world are an unstoppable force.
Today and everyday we take inspiration from these young people.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข NEWS: South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ, France ๐ซ๐ท, Germany ๐ฉ๐ช, UK ๐ฌ๐ง and USA ๐บ๐ธ form a new, ambitious, long-term partnership to support South Africaโs decarbonisation.
#COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet #ClimateAction
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Itโs Energy Day at #COP26
The end of coal power is now within sight, and clean power is scaling up.
Find out more ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Nature is sending us a clear message: To care for ourselves, we must care #ForNature.
At #COP26, the ๐ will come together to deal with the linked challenges of biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange.
๐ ukcop26.org/
#WorldEnvironmentDay | #ClimateAction
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The wait is over...โฐ
Today PM @BorisJohnson and Sir David Attenborough are launching #COP26 and the 2020 Year of Climate Action at the @sciencemuseum.
Follow for updates ๐
๐น @COP26, Twitter ๐ฆ
๐น @uk_yoca, Instagram ๐ธ
#YoCA2020 @10DowningStreet #ClimateAction
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The US has officially rejoined the #ParisAgreement ๐บ๐ธ ๐
Tackling climate change is a shared endeavour. And the clock is ticking ever closer to the point of no return.
At #COP26, the world will come #TogetherForOurPlanet and commit to urgent #ClimateAction.
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1๏ธโฃ month to go!
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๐ข #COP26
๐ฌ๐ง Glasgowโฃ, UK
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31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021โฃ
Securing a cleaner, greener future requires action from all of us. As we work towards COP26 next month, letโs seize this moment to take collaborative, global #ClimateAction.
The countdown is on.
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"Is this how our story is due to end?โ
Itโs been less than two weeks since David Attenborough asked leaders to take real #ClimateAction at #COP26 in this powerful speech.
Follow us for the latest updates as the conference comes to a close.
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๐ข NEWS: #COP26 is consigning coal to history
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23 countries are making new commitments to phase out coal power, including 5 of the world's top 20 coal power generators.
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Planned new coal generation pipeline globally has fallen by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015.
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โEvery single individual makes an impact every single day.โ
#COP26 advocate @JaneGoodallInst shares the philosophy behind her advocacy for nature ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Itโs Nature Day at #COP26
Nature is at the heart of delivering on the #ParisAgreement and keeping 1.5 degrees within reach.
Learn more๐ ukcop26.org/nature/
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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"In my lifetime I have witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery."
In November, Sir David Attenborough addressed world leaders at the #COP26 opening ceremony & urged them to take vital #ClimateAction.
Watch his powerful message ๐
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1โฃ day to #COP26
6โฃ years since leaders made a promise to the world in Paris.
1โฃ2โฃ days to honour that promise in Glasgow.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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"Staying below 1.5 degrees is the only chance we have of avoiding these tipping points and stabilising our world again"
๐ #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, Sir David Attenborough, addressing @G7 Leaders.
#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
#G7UK | #ClimateAction
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Thank you @Twitter for launching the #COP26 emoji as world leaders head to Glasgow for the summit.
Use it to join the conversation! #โฃ
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Happy birthday to #COP26 People's Advocate Sir David Attenborough ๐
Thank you for your tireless, lifelong commitment to protecting our planet.
Listen to his powerful words from the COP26 Summit ๐
#DavidAttenborough
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Happy #WorldOceansDay ๐๐ชธ๐
Without a healthy ocean, there would be no life as we know it.
Ahead of #COP27, the world must work together to deliver the commitments of the #GlasgowClimatePact to protect and conserve our oceans ๐
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The ๐ฌ๐ง is hosting #COP26 in Glasgow.
๐ฃ๏ธ "But wait a minute, what is a COP?"
Watch our video below to find out ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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Itโs Gender Day at #COP26
80% of people displaced by #ClimateChange are women and children.
Read more from @UNFCCC ๐ unfccc.int/gender
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Live from Glasgow ๐บ
Watch the opening of the conference ๐
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1YpJkZRawโฆ
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What action is needed to keep 1.5 degrees alive at COP26 ๐
#ParisAgreement | #COP26
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#COP26 has been postponed due to #COVID19.
This decision has been taken jointly by the COP Bureau of the @UNFCCC with the UK and partners Italy.
Tackling climate change remains a key priority for the UK and the international community.
gov.uk/government/news/cop26โฆ
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Let's restore our earth.
At #COP26 this year, the world can and must rise to the occasion.
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #EarthDay
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Itโs Adaptation, Loss and Damage Day at #COP26
We must protect people and natural habitats from the worst effects of climate change.
Learn more๐ ukcop26.org/cop26-goals/adapโฆ
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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"In my lifetime, I have witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery."
Sir David Attenborough addressed world leaders at #COP26, urging them to take vital #ClimateAction to protect our planet.
Watch his powerful message ๐
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Want to know how to get involved in #COP26 if you can't be in Glasgow?
Our @YouTube channel is the virtual home of Green Zone:
๐ Listen, learn & celebrate #ClimateAction
๐บ at 200+ live streamed events
COP26 is for everyone, wherever you are in the world.
Subscribe today ๐
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Welcome to Day 2 of the #COP26 World Leaders Summit!
Today world leaders will continue to share their ambitions for the summit and their pledges to tackle climate change.
๐ Follow us for updates
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Many parts of the world are experiencing weather & climate extremes linked to human-induced #ClimateChange, including the current #heatwave in Europe ๐ก
It's vital we work together to keep 1.5C alive and avoid extreme weather events becoming the new normal.
#GlasgowClimatePact
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We must ensure no nation is left behind.
Sir David Attenborough, #COP26 Peopleโs Advocate, reminds us every country is on a journey in the fight against climate change.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ฃ NEWS: Today #G20 leaders met and agreed action this decade towards keeping 1.5 in reach.
๐น The first Net Zero G20
๐น An end to funding coal projects overseas
๐น Scaling up support for clean power
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐๏ธ
Today marks 1โฃ year to go until #COP26!
Over the next year, we all must come #TogetherForOurPlanet and safeguard our environment for future generations.
Action cannot wait.
#COP26Ambition
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One week until #COP27 ๐
Countries must collaborate in Egypt to ensure the promises made at the Glasgow COP are promises kept.
#ClimateAction cannot wait โฐ
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Itโs Transport Day at #COP26
Road transport accounts for 17% of global emissions, and its emissions are rising faster than other sectors.
We need to speed up our move to zero emission vehicles.
Read more from @UNFCCC ๐ ukcop26.org/transport/
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข NEWS: In a historical step, 25 countries and public finance institutions committed to end finance for overseas fossil fuel energy projects by 2022 and shift to clean energy.
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This will help unlock $17.8bn a year for the clean energy transition and keep 1.5ยฐC alive.
#COP26
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We now have the Glasgow Climate Pact in place.
We have kept 1.5 within reach, but the pulse is weak.
Now countries must meet and deliver on the commitments made at #COP26.
Read #COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG's full speech ๐
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Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough! ๐
Thank you for your tireless commitment to #ClimateAction
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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Earth to COP ๐ข
Watch the @EarthToCop film, shown at today's Opening Ceremony, which makes clear the urgent need for global #ClimateAction.
๐บ Watch the full film: piped.video/watch?v=mY7VmsV1โฆ
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ฏ days to go!
โฃ
๐ข #COP26
๐ฌ๐ง Glasgowโฃ, UK
๐๏ธ 31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021โฃ
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Securing a brighter future requires action from us all. So as we work towards COP26 in the next 100 days, letโs seize this moment to come #TogetherForOurPlanet.
The countdown is on.
#ClimateAction
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Four Goals for #COP26 ๐
1โฃ Mitigation
In Glasgow, we need to deliver a negotiated outcome that helps secure global net zero by mid-century and keeps 1.5ยฐC alive.
Learn more ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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A warm welcomeย to Mark Carney, the newly appointed Prime Minister's Finance Advisor for #COP26. @10DowningStreet
Theย @bankofengland Governor will advise the government on mobilising action within the financial sector to tackle #ClimateChange.
bit.ly/3akPA7J
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#COP26 has concluded today in Glasgow with nearly 200 countries agreeing the Glasgow Climate Pact.
Combined with increased ambition and action from countries, it means that 1.5C remains in sight.
It will only be delivered with concerted and immediate global efforts.
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"It is now up to us to put before the nations of the world what needs to be done...unless we do something now, it becomes insoluble"
๐ Watch Sir David Attenborough's keynote at the #COP26 & #YoCA2020 launch on how 2020 is a critical year for our ๐
#ClimateAction
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Itโs Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day at #COP26
With 68% of the global population living in cities by 2050, it's vital we build a sustainable and resilient future.
Find out more ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Over the next two months there are several important events that will help to prepare us for a successful #COP26 ๐
See what lies ahead on the journey to Glasgow ๐
#ClimateAction | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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โI believe in our human capacity to care deeply and to act collectively.โ
Catch up on the compelling speech by @lizwathuti at the #COP26 World Leaders Summit at the beginning of the week โฌ๏ธ
#ClimateAction | #TogetherForThePlanet
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In just 100 days' time, world leaders will come #TogetherForOurPlanet in Glasgow to tackle the urgent threat of global #ClimateChange ๐
Listen to the message #COP26 People's Advocate Sir David Attenborough has for them ๐
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โThat is the opportunity in front of usโ
Sir David Attenborough, #COP26 People's Advocate, reminds us what must be done to keep 1.5 alive.
#ClimateAction is essential to prevent further deforestation, and restore the natural world ๐
Listen to his powerful words ๐
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๐ฃ LATEST UPDATE: The Global Methane Pledge now represents 46% of global methane emissions and 70% of the global economy.
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Helping limit up to 0.2C of warming across the next decade alone
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#COP26 is taking action on methane emissions
Learn more about action on methane ๐
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"Mother Earth has given us everything, but we are destroying her"
Indigenous Peoples protect more than 80% of the world's biodiversity.
Their knowledge is vital in our fight against climate change.
Listen to their powerful messages from #COP26 ๐
#ClimateAction
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#COP26 will be a sustainable event.
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Carbon neutral
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Offsetting unavoidable emissions
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Prioritising emissions reductions
We are committed to leaving a positive legacy ๐
Find out more ๐
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#COP26 will be the biggest international summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together over 30,000 delegates including heads of state, climate experts and campaigners to agree coordinated action to tackle #ClimateChange.
#ClimateAction #ActOnClimate
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โSo letโs come together over these two weeks. And ensure that where Paris promised, Glasgow deliversโ
This morning, COP President @AlokSharma_RDG delivered his speech at the opening of #COP26.
Watch a clip below ๐
#ClimateAction | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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๐ข NEWS: The #COP26 Presidency Programme is now live!
Featuring almost 50 events, the programme will showcase momentum from all of society, driving ambitious #ClimateAction on key issues including:
๐ฒ Finance
โก Energy
๐ณ Nature
๐ช Youth & Public Empowerment
Find out more ๐
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๐ข NEWS: The #COP26 Green Zone Programme is live!
From 1-12 November, the COP26 Green Zone will be open to the public at the Glasgow Science Centre, both in-person and online, with over 200 events.
This is YOUR chance to get involved at COP ๐
#ClimateAction | @gsc1
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Happy #WorldOceansDay! ๐ ๐
Today we are celebrating that over 20 countries have signed the #GlobalOceanAlliance, calling for at least 30% of the global ocean to be in marine protected areas by 2030.
๐ Learn more below ๐
#ProtectOurHome | #COP26 | #30by30
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"Protect nature as if our lives depend on it, because they do."
@SylviaEarle spoke to us about the urgent need to take #ClimateAction to protect our planet and its resources.
Listen to her powerful message ๐
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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"You can be whoever you want to be and still be a part of the climate fight."
Listen to some of the powerful messages we have heard at #COP26 ๐
#ClimateAction | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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Today we officially launched our #COP26 website.
Click the link ๐ below for our latest updates and news in the run up to the @UNFCCC #ClimateChange conference.
๐ ๐ ๐
ukcop26.org/
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The wait is over...โฐ
The #COP26 two-week programme is now here! ๐๏ธ
Kicking off with the World Leaders Summit on 1 November, our daily themes will include:
๐น Nature
๐ธ Loss and damage
๐น Gender
๐ธ Transport
๐น Youth
#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
@UNFCCC | #ClimateAction
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"We can't go on the way we're going on."
Scottish actor Brian Cox spoke to us about why we can't afford to ignore climate change.
Listen to his message from #COP26๐
#ClimateAction | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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Happy #WorldOceansDay! ๐
Without a healthy ocean, there would be no life as we know it.
At #COP26, the world must come together to protect and conserve our oceans.
#TogetherForOurPlanet ๐
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๐ข NEWS: UK to cut emissions by 78% by 2035
As #COP26 Presidency, the UK has set into law the worldโs most ambitious climate change target as we work tirelessly towards a net zero future.
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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๐ ๐ช ๐ ๐ฌ๐ง
We are at a turning point for our planet.
As we recover from #coronavirus, it is vital that we build back greener and more resilient.
Next year, #COP26 will provide the opportunity for the world to come together to commit to urgent #ClimateAction
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Over the last 2 days world leaders, young activists and climate advocates from around the world have raised their voices and committed to action on climate change.
Watch part 1 of our highlights from the World Leaders Summit ๐
#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet
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Four Goals for #COP26 ๐
2๏ธโฃ Adaptation
In Glasgow, we must deliver global action to help vulnerable communities and habitats adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
Learn more ๐
#TogetherForOurPlanet | #ClimateAction
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