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What is being discussed at COP 27

- Reducing emissions

- Helping countries to prepare for and deal with climate change

- Securing technical support and funding for developing countries for the above

Other areas not fully covered at COP 26:

- Loss and damage finance - money to help countries recover from the effects of climate change, rather than just prepare for it.

- Establishment of a global carbon market - to price the effects of emissions into products and services globally
Strengthen the commitments to reduce coal use

- Strengthen the commitments to reduce coal use

Some of the key phrases you will hear:

Paris accord: The 2015 Paris Agreement united all the world's nations - for the first time - in a single agreement on tackling global warming and cutting greenhouse gas emissions

IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change examines the latest research into climate change

1.5C: Keeping the rise in global average temperature below 1.5C - compared with pre-industrial times - will avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to scientists.

DO YOU KNOW THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS?

The United Nations (UN) and its members throughout the world are working to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals in an effort to eradicate poverty, safeguard the environment and the climate, and guarantee that everyone may live in peace and prosperity.

The Sustainable Development objectives cover different apects of social development, environmental protection and economic growth, and these are the main ones:

- The eradication of poverty and hunger so as to ensure a healthy life.

- Achieve universal access to basic services such as water, sanitation and sustainable energy.

- Support the generation of development opportunities through inclusive education and decent work.

- Foster innovation and resilient infrastructures by creating communities and cities capable of producing and consuming in a sustainable way.

- Reduce inequalities in the world, especially gender inequalities.

- Caring for the environment by combating climate change and protecting oceans and terrestrial ecosystems.

- Promote collaboration between different social actors to create an environment of peace and sustainable development.

If we achieve these Sustainable Development Goals among people, governments and companies, we will make the world a more prosperous place for all.

What do you see when you look into the future? I personally don't know how to answer that question. but it doesn't stop me feeling a connection to what happens in the coming decades, centuries and beyond.
Each time we turn up for a protest, plant a tree, or volunteer to help our community, we're putting our energy toward making our world a better place. None of these actions has a certain outcome, but we do them anyway, because we know that collectively our efforts do amount to real change. One tree planted may not survive, but the forest we plant together will thrive for centuries to come. Planting that tree is a courageous symbol that votes for our future.
What involves courage in your life?

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