COP26 – Climate Negotiations at Glasgow

Step up to the World | Tū māia ki te Ao – Global Citizenship and Peace

On 4 October, Professor Kevin P. Clements and Helen Clark led a discussion on strategies for fostering a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world in the face of global challenges. The event addressed the growing threats of climate change, economic inequality, and political instability, highlighting the struggles of multilateral institutions like the United Nations and ongoing conflicts in regions such as Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa. Hosted by MP Ingrid Leary, the conversation explored practical approaches to mitigating these crises and promoting global peace and cooperation, with a focus on New Zealand’s role in navigating these turbulent times.

This event was co-organised by: New Zealand Centre of Global Studies (NZCGS), SGI-New Zealand, Toda Peace Institute, NZ Institute of International Affairs Wellington Branch, United Nations Association of New Zealand, Wellington Interfaith Council.

NZCGS Board member and reputed business-environmental journalist, Rod Oram, has been attending COP26 in Glasgow these past few weeks, and regularly reporting back through Newsroom.

Here are his reports.

14 November COP26’s inadequate package could still lead to progress

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26-rod-oram-cop26s-inadequate-package-could-still-lead-to-progress

13 November COP26: The world waits, with faint hope

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/climate-emergency/cop26-cop-26-the-world-waits-with-faint-hope

12 November COP26 reaches its peak, final day

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26-rod-oram-cop26-reaches-its-peak-final-day

11 November Treacherous final two days for COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26-treacherous-final-two-days-for-cop-26

10 November A darker prediction from COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26/cop26-a-darker-prediction-from-cop26

10 November Q&A: What does COP26 Climate Summit mean for NZ?

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26/faq-what-does-the-cop26-mean-for-nz

9 November NZ’s Shaw given key task at COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26/cop26-nzs-shaw-given-key-task-at-cop26

8 November COP26’s difficult second week

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26-cop26s-difficult-second-week

6 November Pro-talks: NZ farmers shouldn’t feel picked on at COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/video/pro-talks-nz-farmers-shouldnt-feel-picked-on-at-cop26

3 November Things start to move at COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26-rod-oram-things-start-to-move-at-cop26

2 November NZ loses the plot on the way to the big UN dance

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/climate-emergency/nz-loses-the-plot-on-the-way-to-the-big-un-dance

26 October What to watch for at COP26

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/cop26/what-to-watch-for-at-cop26

22 October A country getting serious about climate change

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/uk-gets-serious-on-climate-change

18 October New Zealand is ‘massively on the back foot’ on methane

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/nz-is-massively-on-the-back-foot-on-methane

8 October The harsh climate truth about methane

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/the-harsh-climate-truth-on-methane

1 October ’Keep 1.5 Alive’ is an uninspiring Glasgow goal

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/keep-15-alive-an-uninspiring-glasgow-goal

August 13 We can’t afford not to do net zero

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/rod-oram-we-cant-afford-not-to-do-net-zero

August 1 NZ’s blind spot on dairy emissions

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/nzs-blindspot-on-dairy-emissions

By Libby Giles, Director

Libby Giles is the Director of NZCGS. She specialises in global citizenship education, which she sees as a key tool in response to global challenges and that sits at the heart of all the Centre’s kaupapa.

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November 12, 2021

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