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The Road to COP26: From Climate Ambition to Climate Action

Apr 20 2021, 15:00 UTC - Apr 20 2021, 16:00 UTC

Apr 20 2021, 11:00 EDT - Apr 20 2021, 12:00 EDT

Hosted by Georgetown University

The COP26 Climate Summit, hosted in the United Kingdom this November, will represent a pivotal moment in the global effort to combat the effects of climate change. As the successor to the watershed COP21 Summit in Paris in 2015, COP26 will be an important benchmark for determining the progress countries around the world have made in announcing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), finalizing their long-term plans for decarbonizing their economies by 2050, and building capacity to help those countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.



As the U.S. prepares to host a “Leaders Climate Summit" to mark Earth Day on April 22, this panel will explore what impact the U.S.’s re-entry into the Paris Agreement will have for COP26 outcomes and what the world might expect from the US as the Biden administration prepares to unveil its NDC. More broadly, the panel will also explore the ambitions for this year’s summit, the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on climate efforts and the opportunity it presents to “build back better” in crafting a greener future for the planet.

Speakers include: 

  • Dr. Joanna Lewis, Director, Science, Technology and International Affairs Program, Georgetown University

  • Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the U.S.
  • Dr. Andrew Steer, Incoming CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
  • David Turk, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security