COP26 & Climate Café — virtual & more events
The Climate Cafe was founded in Scotland in 2015 by Jess Pepper, who is also the coordinator for Climate Reality UK for COP26. The main Climate Cafe page can be found here, with a dropdown to navigate anywhere you need to know/go, including a main brochure, collaborations and Climate Cafe events during COP. November 1st official Kick-Off is under the Global Live schedule, 7pm (GMT-Greenwich Mean Time. Time Zone Converter. Glasgow is +4 hours ahead of Eastern Time US, +7 hours ahead of Pacific Time US)
Climate Cafe Links for Glasgow Schedules:
Climate Cafe speaker and open mic events in collaboration with The Climate Reality Project from COP most days of the conference. Program Speaker bios for the above Climate Cafes. University of the Third Age will be guest contributors for November 5th and 9th, at 1pm (GMT) and 3pm (GMT).
Pop-up Cafes, supported in part by the Scottish Government, in collaboration with The Climate Reality Project Europe. (Some are closed to general attendance.)
Global Live Climate Cafes—these will have most reliable VIRTUAL access also scheduled for most days during COP. These Cafes are a collaboration with Climate Crisis Film Festival and Climate Reality Europe. - As of posting this virtual links are not yet up, check back for those.
Climate Cafe Multifaith Pop-Up Cafe November 11.
Our Climate Cafe Multifaith is hosting a Pop-Up! Find us on the Climate Cafe main HUB, and also here at Faiths4Future, and our main Climate Cafe Multifaith page.
Pop-Up Cafe: Thursday, November 11th, 11am-12:20am Pacific Time, COP26 Multifaith Pop-UP Climate Cafe, a conversation about COP26 co-hosted by William Morris, a member of the Faiths4Future leadership team, and a member of the YECA advisory board who will be at COP as an observer for the first week. We meet virtually and are based in the US. Register.
Climate Reality Project - UK Specific Event
Just Transition Forum November 8 10am - 1pm (GMT) Virtual Registration Link Led by Climate Reality Leaders in the UK. “The forum will focus on Nature, Energy and Transport and will be delivered by 5 eminent speakers from around the world.”
Other Faith/Interfaith Events & COP26 Information:
Connecting to COP26 - a great page curated by Frank Granshaw. Includes many events as well as faith events.
Prayer Vigil October 31st 2-3pm (GMT) Organized by Interfaith Scotland and others. Watch the livestream.
EcoCongregations Scotland has lots of information for people of faith and congregations about events, statements, and what you can do for Climate.
GreenFaith events - check in with the GreenFaith webpage for updates and events.
Quakers in Scotland have a mix of in person and virtual events. See their webpage and events page.
Listening to the Earth Movement offers November 1-6 speakers and meditation with “Voices of Original Peoples Listening to the Earth” These short meditations will be livestreamed.
Lutheran World Federation November 3 webinar - Visions for Transformative Climate Action
Social Media follows:
@theClimateCafes on twitter and facebook.
Eco-Congregation Scotland @ecocongregation
The Climate Reality Project @climatereality and on Instagram
Rev. Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge
Indigenous Environmental Network @IENearth
Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe Climate Scientist and Evangelical Christian
Bill McKibben @billmckibben Climate organizer and United Methodist
ChristianAidScotland @christianaidsco and on Instagram
Young Evangelicals for Climate Action @YECAction
CAFOD Catholic Agency for Oversees Development @CAFOD
ACT Alliance ACT Now for Climate Justice @actclimate and on Facebook
Christian Climate Observers Program website and newsletter
World Lutheran Federation Facebook page
I will be tweeting as well when I can @pastorrichenda
Articles and Blogs:
The Guardian - The Climate Cafes popping up around the world.
Avocado Green Magazine - How Climate Cafes are Helping People Deal with Eco-Anxiety
Act Alliance - a webinar with a faith community conversation in the run up to COP26
BBC - Faith groups and Pilgrims lead Glasgow COP26
Op-Ed by Richard Killmer - What the World Needs from the Climate Change Meeting in Glasgow
Earthbeat - Faith community arrives in Glasgow to pray, press world leaders for strong action at COP26
Faith & COP26, a briefing from Glasgow - also includes faith-community links.
RNS: As COP26 conference gathers, faith-based environmentalists fight ‘eco-grief’
“What do you want to sustain?” - The IPCC Report and Scenarios for Climate Change.
Hear the bells of Chelmsford Cathedral Ring Out For Climate!