COP26 Daily

Situated in the Scottish Highlands, the Cairngorms National Park is a vast, living, changing landscape, formed not just by the crushing glaciers of the past, but also by the lives of the people who live and work in the area.

Cameron Angus Mackay takes you to meet some of those people in this new four-part series.

For audio links and show notes, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters

Climate negotiations come to an end in Glasgow and representatives from 197 countries agree a deal. Cameron highlights some of the key details. Thanks for listening to COP26 Daily over the past two weeks. This is the final episode of the series.

UNFCCC statement - ‘COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change’: unfccc.int/news/cop26-reaches-consensus-on-key-actions-to-address-climate-change

Glasgow Climate Pact texts available via: unfccc.int/documents

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It’s officially the final day of COP26 in Glasgow. This episode was recorded at 6pm on Friday 12 November - we’re waiting to hear the results of the climate negotiations. Cameron speaks to Jocelyn Timperley (freelance climate journalist), delegates inside the Blue Zone, George Monbiot (writer and journalist) and Emily Stewart (Climate Advocacy Specialist for Open Society Foundations - Europe Policy Institute).

Jocelyn Timperley on Twitter: twitter.com/jloistf

International Network for Sustainable Energy: www.inforse.org

Nuclear for Climate: hwww.euronuclear.org/nuclear-for-climate/

George Monbiot: www.monbiot.com

Open Society Foundations - Europe Policy Institute: www.opensocietyfoundations.org/who-we-are/programs/open-society-european-policy-institute

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In the Blue Zone, today’s big issues are Cities, Regions and Built Environment. Cameron speaks to Yuta Tanaka in the Japan Pavilion, Neil Martin (Chief Executive Officer Europe of Lendlease), Graham Hogg (Director of Lateral North and Co-Founder of After the Pandemic) and Sandy Taylor (Chair of National Federation of the Blind of the UK in Scotland) & Sarah Gayton (Access Campaign Coordinator - National Federation of the Blind of the UK) who are campaigning for greater accessibility in Glasgow. Later in the show, Cameron spotlights local artists who are raising awareness of climate change: Cameron Mackay (film-maker and composer), Nevis Ensemble (Scotland’s Street Orchestra) and Fiona Stewart (creative communicator, working in a range of written and spoken media).

Lendlease: lendlease.com/uk/

Lateral North: lateralnorth.com

After the Pandemic: afterthepandemic.scot

Sandy and Sarah on Twitter: twitter.com/Seaofchangefilm

National Federation of the Blind of the UK: www.nfbuk.org

Cameron Mackay (film-maker & composer): www.cameronmackay.co.uk

Little Amal: www.walkwithamal.org/about-us/little-amal/

Nevis Ensemble (Scotland’s Street Orchestra): nevisensemble.org

Nevis Ensemble’s podcast series on The Big Light Network: www.thebiglight.com/scotlandsstreetorchestra

Fiona Stewart: fionacstewart.com

• Insta - @foolproofcreative
• Twitter - @creativefools 
• Facebook - Foolproof Creative Arts

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It's transport day inside the Blue Zone and Cameron speaks to Josh Whale (Founder and CEO of Ampersand), Henk Swarttouw (President of the European Cyclists’ Federation), Matthew Logan (Western Isles Development Officer for Community Energy Scotland) and Anas Sarwar MSP (Scottish Labour leader). Then, Laura Young (LessWasteLaura) introduces the interfaith aspect of COP26.

Josh Whale's company, Ampersand: https://www.ampersand.solar

Community Energy Scotland: https://communityenergyscotland.org.uk

COP26 Joint Letter on Cycling: https://cop26cycling.com

European Cyclists' Federation: https://ecf.com

Laura Young ('LessWasteLaura'): https://www.lesswastelaura.com

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Gender and science & innovation are being discussed in the Blue Zone. Cameron speaks to Pamela EA from Mexico, Emma Yule and Chloe Campbell (2050 Climate Group delegates), Amber Rudd (former Conservative politician and UK Home Secretary), Kate Forbes (Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy), Lucy Stanfield-Jenner (circular economy expert with Edinburgh University) Lorenzo Conti (Crover), Xiaoyan Ma (Danu Robotics).

Circular Economy at Edinburgh University: https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/expertise/circular-economy

Crover: https://www.crover.tech

Danu Robotics: https://danurobotics.com

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Week 2 of the conference has started - Cameron visits the People’s Summit for Climate Change, based at 209 Bath Street in the city centre. He speaks to Jana Ahlers (Programme Coordinator) and chats to people attending an event at the summit called ‘A Grassroots Feminist Path to Climate Change’. Cameron then meets Katherine Jones (COP26 Project Manager for Stop Climate Chaos Scotland) to discuss the Homestay Network. Then, in the Blue Zone, Cameron meets Rodne Galicha from The Philippines and Lobsang Yangtso from Tibet - they share their thoughts on today’s discussion (adaptation, loss and damage). David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, also comments on these issues. Towards the end of the show, Cameron highlights sections of Barack Obama’s speech.

People’s Summit for Climate Change: climatefringe.org/events/peoples-summit-for-climate-justice-2/

Cop26 Coalition: cop26coalition.org

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland: www.stopclimatechaos.scot

Homestay Network: www.humanhotel.com/cop26/

Climate Fringe: climatefringe.org

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Livestock farming and climate change - Cameron attends an event called 'Sheep for Climate' to learn more about the debate.

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It's day 7 at COP26 and the end of week 1. Nature is being discussed around the site - Cameron speaks to Catherine Gemmell (Scotland Conservation Officer for the Marine Conservstion Society) and Patricia Zurita (CEO of BirdLife International). Cameron then goes to the big climate rally in Glasgow and meets activists from around the world. Then, Peter Kennard (British Contemporary Artist and Professor of Political Art at the Royal College of Art) comments on art and activism.

Tickets for the Green Zone: greenzonetickets.ukcop26.org/home

Marine Conservation Society: www.mcsuk.org

BirdLife International: htwww.birdlife.org

Information about Peter Kennard's exhibitions: sca-net.org/event/code-red-peter-kennard/

Peter Kennard's website: www.peterkennard.com

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It’s Youth and Public Empowerment day in the UN Blue Zone. Cameron speaks to Paulina, Tamara and Johann from Plant for the Planet and meets protestors at the climate strike in Kelvingrove Park. Later in the show, Cameron looks at COP26 policing and speaks to Gary Ritchie, Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland. 

Plant for the Future: https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org

Karen Sack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karen_sack

Open Letter to Nicola Sturgeon on Policing: https://cop26coalition.org/open-letter-to-nicola-sturgeon-on-policing-at-cop26-2/

COP26 website: https://ukcop26.org

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