COP is the foremost international conference on climate change. It brings together leaders from across the globe to advance climate action and to promote implementation of the Paris Agreement, the world’s major legally-binding international treaty on climate change. The IPU has long supported the engagement of parliaments in annual COP meetings through the organization of parliamentary meetings. COP26 provides a critical opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 and to set concrete plans to reach the Paris Agreement targets, at a time when the climate crisis is more critical than ever.

The IPU is co-organizing a Pre-COP26 Parliamentary Meeting in Rome, Italy on 8-9 October 2021 with the Italian Parliament as part of a series of pre-COP26 events hosted by Italy, followed by the Parliamentary Meeting at COP26 in Glasgow, co-organized with the British Group of the IPU on 7 November 2021.

The Parliamentary Meeting in Glasgow is open to all parliamentarians that plan to attend COP26.

Important notice: The IPU, the British Group of the IPU and the Italian parliament are not in a position to facilitate accreditation to COP26 or to assist with any logistical arrangements, notably visa support for entry into the UK or Italy. Those matters are to be handled by each delegate individually.

Side Event: From pledges to action: Governance for the effective implementation of the Paris agreement – COP26 side event (English only)

10 November 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm