What are COPs and why do they matter for local climate action? Since 1995, the United Nations (UN) has held yearly meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assess international progress made on climate change. These meetings are attended by the Parties of the UNFCCC - the countries who ratified the convention - hence their name: Conference of the Parties, or COP. These meetings have resulted in historic, legally-binding international a

Marouane attended COP 27 and according to him, "there is a role for everyone as long as we work together" Marouane Joundi is a project manager at the Rivières Foundation. He holds a master's degree in political science, and he was actively involved in the student movement for climate action in 2019 and 2020. Originally from Morocco, Marouane participated in COP 27 with great sensitivity for international justice issues and the impacts of climate change on the African continen

Interview of André-Yanne Parent, Executive Director of Climate Reality Canada, with Philippe-Vincent Foisy on qub radio André-Yanne Parent, Executive Director of Climate Reality Canada, is currently at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. She had the opportunity to talk about her experience and her vision for the implementation of the objectives and commitments made by the States, in particular Canada and Quebec, with Philippe-Vincent Foisy on Radio qub. This interview is also an

Interview of André-Yanne Parent, Executive Director of Climate Reality Canada, with Philippe-Vincent Foisy on qub radio André-Yanne Parent, Executive Director of Climate Reality Canada, is currently at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. She had the opportunity to talk about her experience and her vision for the implementation of the objectives and commitments made by the States, in particular Canada and Quebec, with Philippe-Vincent Foisy on Radio qub. This interview is also a

by Charles Hodgson I attended the Climate Reality training in San Francisco in 2012 after having a bit of an awakening in 2009 around the time of the Copenhagen climate summit—COP 15. It was at a dinner party I was hosting. One of our guests turned out to be a climate change denier and we argued furiously. I woke up the