The University of York and COP26

Find out how we are contributing to the global summit.

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is a major climate change summit taking place in Glasgow between 1 and 12 November 2021.

We are part of a growing community of universities, special interest groups, businesses, and others working together to tackle the climate change crisis. The University has Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Observer Status at the UNFCCC - the framework that underpins the COP26 summit and we are a member of the UK-based COP26 Universities Network.

Find out about our climate change research, our plans for COP26 and how we are tackling climate change as an institution. You can also follow us on social media at the York Environmental Sustainability Institute @YESIUoY, #UoYCOP26 or sign up for the YESI newsletter to receive our latest COP26 updates.

Contact us

David Diston

If you have any questions about the University of York's involvement please contact David Diston, our designated COP26 central contact.

david.diston@york.ac.uk

News

York research contributes to a manifesto to prevent deforestation

9 November 2021

Dr Chris West, of the Stockholm Environment Institute at York, has contributed to the new UK Soy Manifesto, which commits participants to buy only soya which has been grown without causing deforestation. And major retailers are signing up.

Blog: Urban trees do more than capture carbon

9 November 2021

Tree planting might seem like an easy answer to UK net zero efforts. But while the carbon capturing ability of trees is not in doubt, in this blog, Dr Alison Dyke argues that trees offer so much more to urban communities than photosynthesis.

Global study takes stock of human adaptation to climate change

4 November 2021

The global response to adapting to climate change is fragmented and incremental undertaken by individuals rather than a comprehensive and coherent effort by communities and institutions, a new study has revealed.

COP26 Universities Network resources

The University of York is part of the COP26 Universities Network, a growing group of UK-based universities and research centres working together to deliver outcomes at the summit. The network is producing a series of briefings and podcasts in preparation for the summit.

Network briefings

Explore the network's briefing notes linked to the themes of the negotiations.

Podcasts

Listen to the network's podcast series discussing the briefing notes.

#COP26Universities

Follow the network's latest updates on Twitter.

Meet our COP26 Fellow

Jessica Omukuti

'Making money go further: Scaling climate finance through local delivery'

Jessica is one of four COP26 Fellows who will support the international climate negotiations through the provision, synthesis, translation and interpretation of scientific evidence.

Jessica's work is focused on climate finance. She will conduct an analysis of the proportion of Green Climate Fund finance that is spent on local level adaptations in developing countries.

Read about Jessica's fellowship