So, what about Glasgow? What’s it all about? And what are the possible outcomes?
The journey to the Glasgow Climate Summit has and is a challenge because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was moved from November 2020 to November 2021 to enable governments to meet in person. We now know that it is unlikely that the Bonn June meeting will happen in person. Will it become a virtual negotiation? I personally think that would not work. I would hope it could be added on to the meeting in Italy so that most of October would become a prepcom for Glasgow. The advantage of this is member states and stakeholders would be travelling once though perhaps if it merges into Glasgow so it could become a six week combined event. There are a series of meetings and negotiations that will help build momentum and we also hope commitments. Between April and November, the key meetings that will feed into the Glasgow Summit include: April 22 nd US President Biden Heads of State Climate Summit May 17-30 th UN Biodiversity Convention (TBC) June Bonn 31 May – 10 June (TBC) June G7