Cooperation between countries is central to addressing the climate crisis. Despite concerns about the results from COP26 in Glasgow, it is critical that climate advocates understand how global cooperation has arrived at this point and how it will influence immediate future climate actions.
To understand the complexity of the issue, this Forum will provide an overview of the international climate collaboration process, starting with where previous international efforts have failed. This will help explain why the current international approach (the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) is organized the way that it is.
The UNFCCC and the role of all countries and subgroups is key to recognizing the actions Rotarians must take in advocating with their local and national governments to assure realization of the 2030 and beyond emissions targets
