Join us for a debriefing of COP26 and a summary of what to look for in 2022

“Each COP is a step in the process of achieving long-term goals, so it’s hard to think that a single summit will solve all the problems associated with climate change. So rather than simply classifying it as a successful or not, I think it would be valuable to reflect together on the positive and negative aspects that came out from this COP. As well as what will be important to keep our eyes on in the coming year.”

This session will be kindly hosted by Camilla de Nardis.

COP 26 in a nutshell

The main objective of COP26 was to agree on a ‘Paris rulebook’ and ‘keep the 1.5°C goal alive’. The main takeaway was the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’, in addition a series of other new commitments (such as cutting methane emissions, accelerating coal phaseout, and stopping deforestation). According to optimistic calculations of Climate Action Tracker, the aggregate of these pledges put us on a path to 1.8°C warming by the end of the century (if all plans are followed through). The Glasgow Climate Pact urges countries to submit new emission reduction pledges before next year’s COP to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt).

About Sandra

Sandra Guzmán is Manager at Climate Policy Initiative based in the UK. She is the Founder of the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC). Sandra has a PhD from the University of York (UK) and a Master’s Degree on Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is specialized in climate policy and climate finance. Sandra is the former Climate Change Director in the Environmental Ministry of Mexico. She started to work in the climate change international negotiations in 2006, and has actively participated in every COP since 2008. At COP26 she hosted several events with the Climate Policy Initiative and presented a
climate manifesto for GFLAC.

Read our blog from October this year: ‘On the Road to COP26: Interview with an Insider, Sandra Guzmán‘.