Forward Looking Thoughts on COP27

Dr. Peter Carter and Paul Beckwith discuss the team’s plans for COP27, which will be held in Egypt in November 2022, as well as procedures pertinent to the UN climate negotiations.

This video was recorded on February 5th, 2022, and published on March 12th, 2022.

Some of the topics discussed:

• The Dates and location for COP27
• The COP (UNFCCC Conference of the Parties) process
• Background information on the COP procedures
• Who the COP27 President will be
• The Failure of past COPs
• The power of the fossil fuel companies
• The Difficulties faced by government officials who would like to improve climate policy
• IPCC Chair (Dr. Hoesung Lee) - opening statement
• First Sessional meeting in Bonn, Germany
• and more. . .

Links:

• Egypt names foreign minister Sameh Shoukry to lead Cop27 climate talks

• UNFCCC - Organizational Matters: Adoption of the Rules of Procedure(PDF)

Regular Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire – Climate Reality Leader, Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP26 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: Free Music Archive
• License: BY-NC 4.0

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