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\"\"<\/a>COP 29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference<\/a>, is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 November until 22 November 2024.<\/p>\n

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UN Climate Change conferences (or COPs) take place every year and are the world\u2019s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change with almost complete membership of every country in the world.<\/p>\n

The COP is where the world comes together to agree on ways to address the climate crisis, such as limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, helping vulnerable communities adapt to the effects of climate change and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n

More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend COP29, including the member states of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Business leaders, young people, climate scientists, Indigenous Peoples, journalists, and various other experts and stakeholders are also among the participants.<\/p>\n

Officially, COP 29 stands for the 29th<\/sup>\u00a0meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC.<\/p>\n

This is a decisive decade for climate action.<\/p>\n

The latest science from the UN\u2019s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut 43% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. This is critical to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, including more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves and rainfall.<\/p>\n

Among the key priorities of COP 29 are securing a new goal on climate finance, ensuring every country has the means to take much stronger climate action, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilient communities.<\/p>\n

Also in focus will be the next round of national climate plans, or NDCs, currently being developed by countries ahead of next year\u2019s deadline and ensuring these bolder, fully implementable and investable strategies and targets are economy-wide, focus on transitioning away from fossil fuels, and keep the world on track to 1.5 degrees of warming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

unfccc.int\/cop29<\/a><\/p>\n

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UN Climate Change Conference COP29 – Teaching Resources<\/a><\/h5>\n
Cop29: Key questions about the UN climate conference<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Boost for UK clean energy growth as PM arrives at COP29<\/a><\/h5>\n
Climate change education at COP29<\/a><\/h5>\n
Education Scotland Learning for Sustainability summary page<\/a><\/h5>\n
Weather and climate change<\/a><\/h5>\n
Learning for Sustainability – Resource Themes<\/a><\/h5>\n
Climate Action Live Lessons<\/a><\/h5>\n
Learning for Sustainability advice and guidance: Sustainable development education<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
COP29 2024 Event Information and Teaching Resources (twinkl.co.uk)<\/a><\/h5>\n
Ways To Use COP29 In The Classroom – Teaching Ideas<\/a><\/h5>\n
ECO2 COP29 Resources (Ages 9 \u2013 11)<\/a><\/h5>\n
Climate Ambassadors<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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STEM Learning has created a new subset of STEM Ambassadors called\u00a0Climate Ambassadors<\/a>. Employers and organisations can choose to be connected to Climate Ambassadors and filter requests of this type.<\/p>\n

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Join Free Online Course ‘Live at COP29’<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>How should we take positive action towards a sustainable future? The University of Edinburgh, Learning for Sustainability Scotland, and the British Council, have created a free, short, facilitated online course ideal for anyone interested in sustainability and of particular interest to educators.<\/p>\n