By  the A.M. Costa Rica staff and wire services

The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, with the UK and its Italian partners, announced on Friday new dates for the COP26 UN climate conference. The event will now take place between November 1 and 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The  agreement followed consultation with UNFCCC members, delivery partners and the international climate community. The conference was originally set to take place in November 2020, but had been postponed due to covid-19, said the organization in its statement.

In the run-up to November 2021, the UK as hosts, will continue to work with all involved to increase climate action, build resilience and lower emissions. The new date will also allow the UK and our Italian partners to harness our incoming G7 and G20 presidencies in driving climate ambition, said the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in its statement.

According to the UK authorities, the decision on the new date comes as the UK Government announces that over 25 experts in multiple global sectors will be advising the COP26 Presidency.

The COP brings expertise from countries across six continents, including France, Barbados, Chad, Australia, India and Peru. "They will advise the UK Government and inspire action from their sectors ahead of the conference," said the UK Dept for Business.

The COP includes Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Action, Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.

"While we rightly focus on fighting the immediate crisis of the Coronavirus, we must not lose sight of the huge challenges of climate change. With the new dates for COP26 now agreed we are working with our international partners on an ambitious roadmap for global climate action between now and November 2021," said Alok Sharma, COP26 President and Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "The steps we take to rebuild our economies will have a profound impact on our societies’ future sustainability, resilience and wellbeing and COP26 can be a moment where the world unites behind a clean resilient recovery. Everyone will need to raise their ambitions to tackle climate change and the expertise of the Friends of COP will be important in helping boost climate action across the globe."




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