2021
Nov01
Supporting Parliamentary Participation in COP26 and Side Events
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PARLAMERICAS COMMUNICATION ON COP26
- Newsletter #1
- Newsletter #2
- Press Release: ParlAmericas participates in COP26, the GLOBE COP26 Legislators Summit, and the IPU COP26 Parliamentary Meeting
- Press Release: ParlAmericas launches its interactive resource which maps the environment and climate change strategies and plans of the Americas and the Caribbean during COP26
LEARN MORE
Key Resources for Parliaments
- Parliaments and the Paris Agreement. ParlAmericas, GLOBE, INTER PARES, and WFD, 2021.
- Environment and Sustainability: Mapping the Strategies and Plans in the Americas and the Caribbean
- COP26 Discussion Paper: Climate Change Governance & the Challenge of Multi-Level Action, CPA and GLOBE, 2021.
Background Information on COP26 and Current Climate State
- Everything You Wanted to Know About COP But Were Afraid to Ask (web page). Presidency COP26, 2021.
- The Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2021.
- Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On – A World of Climate Promises Not Yet Delivered. UNEP and UNEP DTU Partnership, 2021.
- The Production Gap Report 2021. SEI, IISD, ODI, E3G and UNEP, 2021.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Parliamentary Meetings
- COP26 Legislators Summit, hosted by GLOBE and the Scottish Parliament (day 1 and day 2 recordings)
- Parliamentary Meeting at COP26, hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (recording)
- Informal Parliamentary Group
- Webinar Series: November 2, 9, and 16
- November 9: Live briefing from week 2 of COP26 (recording)
- COP26 High Level Statement on Behalf of UNFCCC Informal Group on Parliamentarians
Virtual Participation
Please note that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26 platform and the UK presidency COP26 website will have the most up to date information.
For more information about a resource shared or inquires about parliamentary engagement at COP26, please contact us at parlamericascc@parlamericas.org.
Jun25
Virtual Meeting: Plenary Session and PNCC Elections5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change: Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement (Plenary session)
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SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasCC
RESOURCES
- What is the Paris Agreement. UNFCCC.
- NDC Synthesis Report. UNFCCC, 2021.
- A review of “Transition Management” strategies: Lessons for advancing the green low-carbon transition. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2018.
- Solidary and Just transition: Silesia Declaration. COP24, 2018.
- Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. UNICEF, 2019.
- Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), 2021.
- What is Action for Climate Empowerment. UNFCCC.
During the 5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change, elections will be held for the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
- President
- Senator, the Honourable Rosa Galvez (Canada)
- Vice-President - North America
- Senator Raúl Bolaños-Cacho Cué (Mexico)
- Vice-President - South America
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Vice-President - Central America
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Member of the Legislative Assembly Paola Vega (Costa Rica)
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- Vice-President - Caribbean
- Senator Anthony Vieira (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jun15
Virtual Meeting: Dialogue with Civil Society and Youth Representatives5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change: Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement
SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasCC
RESOURCES
- Caribbean AGYLE. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. UNICEF, 2019.
- Toolkit for young climate activists. UNICEF, 2020.
- Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Youth Campaign. HEY Campaign, 2021.
- Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), 2021.
- Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
- The Observatory on Principle 10. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
- What is Action for Climate Empowerment. UNFCCC.
- Unless we act now: The Impacts of climate change on children. UNICEF, 2015.
Jun04
Virtual Meeting: Inter-parliamentary Dialogue5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change: Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement (Working session)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasCC
MEETING RECORDING (Youtube)
RESOURCES
- Just Transition Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2018.
- A review of “Transition Management” strategies: Lessons for advancing the green low-carbon transition. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2018.
- Enhancing Social Inclusion in Latin America: key issues and the role of social protection systems. OECD, 2017.
- Just Transition. Just Transition Centre, 2017.
- Knowledge Hub. Interamerican Institute for Justice and Sustainability (IIJS).
- A just transition for all. Dialogue with developing countries. Climate Strategies, 2021.
- Solidarity and Just transition: Silesia Declaration. COP24, 2018.