COP26 related events
Find out what COP26 related events are being held at the University and further afield.
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Events archive
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SOS-UK webinar: What happened at COP26?
A summation of what happened at COP26 in Glasgow.
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Student Law Clinic's Global Day of Action for Climate Justice 2021
Law, students and the problem of plastics. Bringing the plastics crisis into the legal conversation.
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A Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability: launch
Join York's Lynda Dunlop to see what young people and teachers think about education for environmental sustainability.
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COP26: Research with a view
An exhibition of stunning images taken by University of York researchers while conducting climate change-related research.
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Small Island Developing States at COP26: What's to be Done?
Join our expert speakers to discuss the key priority areas of SIDS in the November 2021 global climate negotiations
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Rise to the Moment - Yorkshire
A panel discussion on the urgent need to address the climate emergency at COP26
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Rewilding Campus East
Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland
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COP26 UKRI-GCRF online workshop
A workshop to explore how to build transformational pathways to adaptation in Eastern Africa.
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Carbon literacy training (internal)
Become carbon literacy certified with this online training session.
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The Vanishing Amazon: Wars of the interior
Author Joseph Zarate provides a deep insight into the cultures alive in the vanishing Amazon, and a forceful, shocking expose of the industries destroying this land.
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Forecast: A diary of the lost seasons
Joe Shute of The Telegraph unpicks Britain's long-standing love affair with the weather and discusses what happens when it changes beyond recognition.
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Green Growth and Community Wealth Creation
Our expert panel reveals how a green recovery could create millions of jobs, promote our health and wellbeing, and lead us to a fairer, more resilient future.
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Mindfulness and Resilience for Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
There has never been a more important time in our lives to prioritise learning skills and abilities which help us to face the future, join us as Dr Glenda Rivoallan discusses this and more
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Wilding Campus East: A thriving habitat
Discover how a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland is attracting numerous species to the University of York and providing an ecology laboratory for students.
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Protecting the Oceans to Preserve the Climate
As we head towards COP26, find out about the role our oceans play in climate change and the actions required to tackle this pressing issue and to protect marine diversity.
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Clearing the Air: Innovative solutions for pollution
What is the human cost of pollution and what are the possibilities of change? Hear the views of an international panel of experts.
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Exploring Nature in the City
Why do different species of birds have different beaks and feathers? Which bugs come out at night? Join children’s author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a creative family-friendly workshop.
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The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting
No preaching. No judgement. No guilt. Join author Jen Gale for easy, do-able, guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your children.
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Big Bugs Eat Little Bugs and So Ad Infinitum
Join a guided walk at Three Hagges Woodmeadow led by expert naturalists. Explore the complex links between species and find out about efforts to recover biodiversity.
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Wilding Campus East: Promoting biodiversity
Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland at the University of York.
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Global South: Climate change and conservation
The Global South undoubtedly bears the brunt of global climate change, biodiversity loss and extinctions. Learn more about the relationship between humans and animals, scientific ecology and the protection of nature.
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The Road towards Sustainable Consumption
Discover the fundamental role companies can play in driving sustainable consumption patterns through new business models which look beyond the ‘green consumer’.
Contact us
David Diston
If you have any questions about the University of York's involvement please contact David Diston, our designated COP26 central contact.