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COP26 related events

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Tuesday 30 November 2021 12pm

A summation of what happened at COP26 in Glasgow.

Wednesday 17 November 2021 4.30pm

Law, students and the problem of plastics. Bringing the plastics crisis into the legal conversation.

Monday 1 November 2021 5pm

Join York's Lynda Dunlop to see what young people and teachers think about education for environmental sustainability.

Monday 1 November 2021 8am

An exhibition of stunning images taken by University of York researchers while conducting climate change-related research.

Thursday 14 October 2021 2pm

Join our expert speakers to discuss the key priority areas of SIDS in the November 2021 global climate negotiations

Thursday 23 September 2021 1.30pm

A panel discussion on the urgent need to address the climate emergency at COP26

Wednesday 22 September 2021 2pm

Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland

Thursday 16 September 2021 8.30am

A workshop to explore how to build transformational pathways to adaptation in Eastern Africa.

Tuesday 20 July 2021 9.30am

Become carbon literacy certified with this online training session.

Saturday 19 June 2021 12pm

Author Joseph Zarate provides a deep insight into the cultures alive in the vanishing Amazon, and a forceful, shocking expose of the industries destroying this land.

Friday 18 June 2021 1pm

Joe Shute of The Telegraph unpicks Britain's long-standing love affair with the weather and discusses what happens when it changes beyond recognition.

Thursday 17 June 2021 1pm

Our expert panel reveals how a green recovery could create millions of jobs, promote our health and wellbeing, and lead us to a fairer, more resilient future.

Wednesday 16 June 2021 4pm

There has never been a more important time in our lives to prioritise learning skills and abilities which help us to face the future, join us as Dr Glenda Rivoallan discusses this and more

Monday 14 June 2021 6pm

Discover how a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland is attracting numerous species to the University of York and providing an ecology laboratory for students.

Sunday 13 June 2021 1pm

As we head towards COP26, find out about the role our oceans play in climate change and the actions required to tackle this pressing issue and to protect marine diversity.

Saturday 12 June 2021 12pm

What is the human cost of pollution and what are the possibilities of change? Hear the views of an international panel of experts.

Saturday 12 June 2021 11.30am

Why do different species of birds have different beaks and feathers? Which bugs come out at night? Join children’s author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a creative family-friendly workshop.

Saturday 12 June 2021 11am

No preaching. No judgement. No guilt. Join author Jen Gale for easy, do-able, guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your children.

Saturday 12 June 2021 10am

Join a guided walk at Three Hagges Woodmeadow led by expert naturalists. Explore the complex links between species and find out about efforts to recover biodiversity.

Wednesday 9 June 2021 6pm

Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland at the University of York.

Wednesday 9 June 2021 1pm

The Global South undoubtedly bears the brunt of global climate change, biodiversity loss and extinctions. Learn more about the relationship between humans and animals, scientific ecology and the protection of nature.

Tuesday 8 June 2021 1pm

Discover the fundamental role companies can play in driving sustainable consumption patterns through new business models which look beyond the ‘green consumer’.