Climate Feminist Ambassadors- how the COP26 treaty works and how to imput to the process.

An event organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Green Economics Institute. This event is part of the Transnational Project Feminists in the Climate Movement, organised with Green Economics Institute , Visio (Finland) Oikos, Strefa Zieleni (Poland). Its part of the approved, Green Hub Events.

This is a workshop to familiarise researchers and activists and policy makers as to how they can make a difference and to contribute to COP26 dialogues, with a particular eye issues like gender equality, and diverse decision making.

17.00-19.00 pm UK Monday 8th November 2021 At the Green Hub Renfield Hall, Glasgow

Introduction:

Short Introduction to the rationale of the training from Project leaders: 5 minutes

Adele Hatungen (Viso Finland)

Miriam Kennet Green Economics Institute and GEIClimate Leader and Focal Point of our Green Economics Institute Official Delegation to COP 26 : How our COP26 official delegation, its official side event and exhibition stand is based around the need for the climate solutions to be feminist, intersectional, gendered and diverse and inspired by this project.

17.10 – 18.15 UK time 1Session 1 The structure of COP and its aims – from intersectional perspectives and what we have done before: Specifics of this COP and the treaty and how to input to it.What interventions would we want to make and how would we do it?

Facilitation of the Event Peg Alexander:

Part a)Speakers /Trainers: 1.2. -Michelle Gale Gender Progress, Human Rights Law and VP. GEIs Chief COPs negotiator VP Charity Sector USA and TV Expert, Gender Progress NGO, (USA and Brazil) COP Delegation Co -Leader and Chair Speaking from Knowledge as COP delegation Team leader of several previous COP

1. What is COP and how does it work

2. How we negotiate at COP and who are the parties and decision makers

3. The legal framework and human rights law

4. The opportunities to make change at COP interactively

5. How governments work

6. The feminist intersectional aspects and the diversity aspects etc

Part a)2. The European Angle -How the treaty works and how we can input to it

Speakers:/ Trainers:

-Jean Lambert (UK) Former MEP

Q and A 5 minutes

Part b )How the treaty works: the mechanics of how to input to the treaty at COP26 and beyond.

Facillitator: Peg Alexander

Speakers and Trainers:

1. Title: COP26 governance systems and areas of feminist voice intersections” work? We review the governance basics of COP26 (and the Paris Agreement together) and then talk about potential areas for us to use the lessons we are learning to communicate our knowledge and views.

-Professor Alexandra Harrington (USA) Fulbright Professor Climate Law and Governance Expert Lawyer

 

Q and A 5 minutes

18.15 -18.30 UK time Short Break

18.30-19.00 uk time Session 2: Workshop

What interventions could the Climate Feminist Ambassadors wantto make and how would we do it? Next steps and planning together.Preparing for inputs to our climate voices booklet and our climate voices book. Our activities during COP 26 and afterwards. In groups with a trainer speaker in each. Thinking about a charter of requests to COP26.

Facilitators: Michele Gale and Miriam Kennet: Speaker trainers -Dorothy Nalubega, Jean Lambert, Professor Alexandra Harrington

Outputs:

Podcasts and video interviews: Peg Alexander

Climate Feminist Ambassadors Booklet: Leena Ahmed

Charter of Requests to input to COP26.Miriam Kennet

This event will be featured in the Official COP 26 Green Economics Institute’s Official UN Research Exhibition Stand within COP26.

Particpants and pre – registered attendees: Climate Feminist Ambassadors

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