U.S. Center COP26 Schedule
The United Kingdom is hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from November 1 to November 13, 2021. You can find venue information and the UK presidency program here.
All U.S. Center events will be live-streamed on the main COP26 page and the U.S. Center YouTube channel , and videos will be recorded and uploaded at the end of each day.
Program of Events (includes event descriptions)
Satellite Events (virtual-only and not hosted at the U.S. Center)
Week 1 (November 1-6)
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 1:00-1:30pm | Launching the Decisive Decade of Climate Action |
| 2:30-4:00pm | America Is All In: A Society-wide Mobilization to Meet U.S. Climate Goals |
| 4:00-5:00pm | The Economic Case for Investing in Climate Action: How Countries are Leveraging Climate Ambition to Build Back Better |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Climate Science Leading the Way |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00-11:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Introduction Overview of Earth Science |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Equitable Deep Decarbonization: A Roundtable Discussing the Historic Justice40 Initiative |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Advancing Adaptation at Home and in Vulnerable Countries: U.S. Adaptation and Resilience Priorities |
| 4:00-4:15pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: NASA’s Role in Tracking and Predicting Climate |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Tech for Net-Zero |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Ambition Beyond COP26 |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:30am | Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity |
| 10:00-11:00am | LEAF Coalition: Significant Strides towards Tropical Forest Conservation at Scale |
| 11:00-11:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Applications of Satellite Observations |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Mobilizing Capital for Climate Finance in Developing Economies |
| 1:30-2:30pm | U.S. Efforts to Conserve Global Forests and Other Critical Carbon Sinks |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Clean Technology Fund 2.0: Innovative Financing for Impact |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Growing Economies by Reducing Emissions: Climate Entrepreneurship for Economic Development (CEED) |
| 5:30-5:45pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite View of the Blue Economy |
| 6:15-7:00pm | Net Zero World Initiative Launch: Accelerating Global Energy System Decarbonization |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00-11:00am | The Next Wave of Climate Solutions: Accelerating Innovation Now to Scale Up in the ‘30s & ‘40s |
| 11:00-11:15 | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Carbon in the Earth’s Atmosphere |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Unlocking Grids to Decarbonize Power Systems Globally with the G-PST Consortium |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Expanding Global Wind Ambition in Pursuit of a Clean Energy Economy |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Climate and Health Equity: Advancing Clean Energy Access to Households |
| 4:00-4:15 | U.S.-Romania Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Signing Ceremony |
| 4:30-5:30pm | The Clean Energy Demand Initiative: Catalyzing Private Sector Renewable Energy Investment in Leading Economies |
| 5:30 – 5:45pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Revealing Urban Pollution Patterns from a Bird’s Eye View |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation: Delivering on Clean Energy for the Climate |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: The GLOBE Program |
| 10:00-11:00am | LIFE-AR Compact: Strengthening Ambition and Cooperation between LDCs and the International Community |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Elevating Indigenous Youth |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Going Negative on Carbon |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry: A Vision for the Future |
| 4:30-5:30pm | America’s Electric Companies: Aiming for Net Zero |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Our Shared Future: Life on a Sustainable Planet |
| 7:15-7:30pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Student Airborne Science Activation for Under-represented and Under-served Learners |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Greenland’s Melting in Context |
| 10:00-11:00am | Saving Nature to Save Ourselves |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Ocean & Climate Ambition: International Partnership on MPAs, Biodiversity and Climate Change |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Investing in Our Future: Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Congress’ Role in Enhancing U.S. Climate Leadership and Ambition |
| 4:00-4:30pm | SilvaCarbon Film Screening – Celebrating 10 Years |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Our Climate Future is Female: Women and Girls Leading Climate Action |
| 6:00-7:00pm | A Natural Response to Climate Change: Integrating Nature-Based Solutions into NDCs |
| 7:15-7:30pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Ocean Ecology |
Week 2 (November 8-12)
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Fires in a Warming World |
| 10:00-11:00am | Power-up: Factoring Resilience into Transitioning Energy Infrastructure |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Partnerships for Island Resilience: Sharing Solutions in the Great Ocean States |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Adaptation: From Planning to Action |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Climate Services for Decision Makers |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Healthier Lives on a Healthier Planet: Linking Climate Change and Health Equity |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Adapting to Thrive: U.S. Action on Global Climate Adaptation |
| 7:15-7:30pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Climate Variability and Disease Outbreaks |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Satellite and Ocean Data Reveal Marked Increase in Earth’s Heating Rate |
| 10:00-11:00am | Further, Faster, Together: A State-Federal Partnership for a Net-Zero Future |
| 11:00-11:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: What’s Causing Recent Climate Trends? |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Accelerating Equitable Climate Action Through Global Support for Startup Innovation |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Securing the Climate Benefits of the Global HFC Phasedown: Preventing Illegal Trade in HFCs |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Science and Technology’s Role in Getting Us to Net-Zero Emissions |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Observing Our Planet |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Building Better Together: Partnerships to Advance Climate Resilience |
| 7:15-7:30pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Our Rapidly Changing Arctic |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: How Do We Know for Sure About Atmospheric Aerosols? Ask AERONET! |
| 10:00-11:00am | Building a Better Battery |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | H2 Twin Cities – Connecting communities around the world to deploy clean hydrogen solutions |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Coming Back Greener: Decarbonizing Transportation |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Decarbonizing Transportation in Emerging Economies |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Leading the Way to the Future of Flight |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Business Leaders: A Call to Climate Action |
| 7:15-7:30pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: New Climate for a Better(?) Tomorrow: Earth, Energy, Heat, and Water in a Changing Climate |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00-11:00am | Climate and Environmental Justice: Youth Leading the Way in the U.S. and Around the World |
| 11:30-11:45am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: CFCs Regulation for Ozone Recovery and a Healthy Planet |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Global Network Enables Climate Change Resilience by Connecting Space to Village |
| 3:00-4:00pm | The Role of Cities in Driving an Ambitious Climate Agenda |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Justice and Equity at the Center: Innovative Housing Policy to Build a More Sustainable Society for All |
| 5:45-6:00pm | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: Connection Between Fire, Weather, and Climate |
| Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00-11:00am | A Changing Arctic: The U.S.’ Contributions to Arctic Research, Applications, and Decision Support |
| 11:00-11:15am | NASA Hyperwall Presentation: The Ever-changing CO2 Sources and Sinks Seen from Space |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Climate Smart Infrastructure: Building Back Better and Catalyzing Green Growth |