The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the UK in Glasgow in partnership with Italy, will take place from 31st October to 12th November 2021. The summit will discuss the global response to climate change and how we collectively galvanise action at the highest level. At this critical moment, the stakes are higher than ever.
SCAR will be organising the following events at COP26, which will be livestreamed.
Antarctica and Overshoot Scenarios: Risks of Irreversible Sea-level Rise
Wednesday, 03 November 2021, 15:00—16:15
Skomer (Multimedia Studio 2)
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Note: You can ask the speakers question through our Twitter and Facebook pages
Recent published research shows the danger of massive, potentially irreversible, global sea-level rise within the next couple of centuries should temperatures overshoot 2°C. SCAR and IPCC scientists provide a clear-eyed look at risks from Antarctica and implications for SIDS and future generations.
SCAR Scientific Research Programme leaders (including IPCC SROCC, SR1.5 and AR6 lead authors on Antarctic ice loss and committed sea level rise even with later CDR) and 1.5 emissions pathways experts will discuss the risk of irreversible sea-level rise at this event:
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The event is organised by SCAR, the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) and the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC).
Antarctic Marine Ecosystems Under Pressure: Protection Needs Action Locally and Globally
Polar Oceans Day at the Cryosphere Pavilion
Saturday, 06 November 2021, 10:00-11:30
Cryosphere Pavilion
Southern Ocean ecosystems are under increasing pressure from global climate change and direct human impacts. The Southern Ocean is globally important for CO2 uptake, ocean connectivity and supporting key species and ecosystem services. How can global emissions reductions, as well as local actions, protect these ecosystems and their societal benefits worldwide?
Organized by the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO), SCAR and University of Edinburgh.
The event will be livestreamed here:
COP26 Cryosphere Pavilion YouTube livestream
Twitch livestream
The Cryosphere Pavilion will be hosting events throughout the meetings. Click here to see the full programme.
You can watch the events live on Facebook, Youtube and Twitch!