Our panellists de-mystify the fog that surrounds the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26), breaking down what happened, who was part of the global conversations and decisions, as well as what happens next.

Have there been significant positive changes because of COP26? What have we learnt? What was it like at COP26? And how do we use the momentum to continue to work collectively and individually to create positive change?

Campaigner and activist Simmone Ahiaku joins environmentalist and former Black and Green Ambassador Olivia Sweeney. Chaired by Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher Zoe Rasbash.

This event is guest produced by Scarlett Smyth and is part of the A Poetic City season of events commemorating 250 years since the death of Bristol-born poet Thomas Chatterton. A Poetic City is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund using money raised by National Lottery players.

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Festival of Ideas: De-Mystifying COP26: What Happened and What Next?