Our blog and updates

At COP26, 2050 Climate Group sent delegates to the Blue Zone. One year on, as part of our “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series, our interview with Board Member, Kirstin McEwan and Operational Volunteer Chloe Campbell asks what youth empowerment looks like at COP and what young people at COP27 can expect!

At COP26, Scotland became the first developed country to pledge funding specifically for Loss & Damage. Our next blog in the “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series from Policy Team Volunteer Bethany Tallis explains what projects that money has gone to, looks at pledges from other developed countries and explains the key principles of the Loss and Damage support we need to see at COP27.

As our climate emergency dominates the build up to COP26, the nature crisis can’t be ignored. The next piece in our “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series from Policy Volunteer Rhona Smith asks what progress has been made in protecting and restoring nature in Scotland, and across the world since COP26.

One year on from hosting COP26, what progress has been made in decarbonising Scotland’s transport system and how seriously are international negotiations taking the task of tackling transport emissions? The next blog in our “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series from Policy Team Chair, Matt McDonald looks at all this and what we can expect from COP27.

The Energy Transition Council produced 8 principles for reducing emissions in the energy sector. Next in our “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series, our Policy Volunteer, Andrew MacNish Porter, looks at the 8 principles and how Scotland has performed since COP26 against them.

Finance was one of the most talked about parts of COP26, and it will be at COP27 too. The first blog in our “Taking Stock ahead of COP27” series is from Policy Volunteer, Tara Sallis who explains why young people should care about the COP climate finance agreements, how Scotland has progressed them since COP26 and share some inspiration for the future of climate finance!