SCOTLAND is ready to play its part in delivering success at COP26, Energy Secretary Michael Matheson has said.
The Scottish Government has announced details of its COP26 programme covering the global summit in Glasgow from October 31-November 12. As many as 30,000 people are expected to attend, with tight security to protect leaders including America’s Joe Biden, Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan and Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria.
Matheson said this must be the moment the world “moves from promises to action”.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will make two keynote addresses, setting out the Scottish Government’s ambitions for COP26 tomorrow before opening the UN’s Conference of Youth on Thursday.
She’ll also take part in formal presidency events profiling the action and ambitions of women, young people and states, and will join the UN High Level Champions to promote the role that can be played by governments at all levels in tackling climate change.
The Lighthouse design centre in the city will host Scotland’s Climate Ambition Zone to showcase innovative low-carbon businesses in a “shop window of the best of Scotland’s climate action”.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Government will co-host the Multi-level Action Pavilion in the official COP Blue Zone to showcase the vital role of states and regions in the international response to the climate crisis. That pavilion will open two days into the UN event and Scotland will also play a prominent role in the Peatland, Nordic and Cryosphere Pavilions within the Blue Zone.
Matheson said: “Scotland is ready to play its part in delivering success at what will be one of the most important global gatherings of the 21st century.
He went on: “This is also a unique opportunity to showcase Scotland to the world, including what our businesses and communities are doing to meet our world-leading climate targets.”
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