What is Climate Outreach up to in Paris?
We know what it takes to have meaningful conversations about climate change – the kind that lead to action – and there are a number of conversations we’d like to have in Paris. Today, two of our colleagues are getting the train there to speak at a number of events inside as well as surrounding the main COP21 conference centre.
We’ll be kicking things off with several official COP21 events at the main conference centre. On Friday 4 December we’ll be speaking about non-formal climate change education, with a focus on youth, building on our previous address at the UNFCCC conference in Bonn in June. On Saturday 5 December, we’ll be delivering the keynote speech at another official UN side event, this one offering practical lessons for encouraging and creating low carbon lifestyles. We’ll also be speaking at a third official side event, “How will nature cope with the COP?” about climate change impacts on species and habitats.
Over the weekend of 5-6 December, we’ll be speaking at 4 events in the city centre and open to the general public. These will all focus on how we can communicate more effectively about climate change with faith groups, building on our growing research in this field. We’ll be doing two joint events with GreenFaith: sharing key insight from our faith research at a forum and delivering a workshop about how to put that research into practice. We’ll also be speaking at two faith-related events at Place To B, the civil society hub during COP21 whose entire programme was inspired by our report on the 7 dimensions of climate change.
Outside of these events, we’ve lined up a number of meetings to make the most of our time in Paris. In particular, we’ll be sharing key findings from our recent research into public perceptions in the UK about the UN climate talks. The common thread of our discussions for our entire time in Paris will be how, whatever the outcome of the negotiations, we can move beyond Paris to create broad societal support for ambitious action on climate change.
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Great work! Good luck…we’d love to talk about methods and practices when you’re back in Oxford…
Thanks Shelley – do get in touch! We’d love to find out about your work and share ideas.