Our Commitment
UNHS is dedicated to working together to combat climate change through collaboration, raising awareness for and prompt action to create a healthy planet and bring prosperity to all.
About Us
The Beyond COP team started as a collaboration between UNA-USA, UNA Scotland and UN House Scotland. The aim of our events was to invite climate activists and researchers involved with the annual UNFCCC COP. Events were therefore organised after that year’s COP to discuss outcomes and how individuals and organisations could help. A report was published after every event.
The last Beyond COP event featured youth climate activists across the world speaking on the impact of the climate crisis on their own local communities and their efforts to find and implement solutions.
While the Beyond COP team does accept interns from UNHS, the project is a UNA Scotland initiative.
Previous Beyond COP Events
Beyond COP28
COP28 was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates between 30 November and 13 December 2023. As a follow up, on Tuesday 27th February, the UNA Scotland Beyond COP team hosted our third COP event, titled ‘Beyond COP: Conversations with Youth’. This virtual event aimed to engage all citizens of the globe to reflect on the outcomes of COP28, and to collaboratively discuss solutions for climate issues and the best ways to advance the green transition. The program was hosted virtually on Zoom, permitting for a panel discussion from our speakers consisting of three main questions, culminating in an extended question-and-answer section ex post the session. The speakers were made up of people from different academic, political and legal backgrounds, all offering insightful analysis of action points and community driven initiatives to foster the goals and objectives of COP28.
Recording:
Report:
Beyond COP27
On 6-18 November 2022, the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. As part of an ongoing series of discussion events in relation to the COPs, UNA Scotland in partnership with UNA-USA and UN House Scotland held a post-COP27 virtual event: ‘Beyond COP27: A Future for Our Planet’ on the 6th of December 2022. The event was attended by approximately 90 participants from all 5 UN regions and from across all ages, who contributed to discussions around climate change and energy and how we may best bridge continents to help one another and generate solutions.
Focusing on the energy aspect of COP27 is a deeply important and topical issue affecting millions of people globally. However, there is a discrepancy in its effects, as shown today, varying by region and country. In order to fully understand the crisis and work on equitable solutions, it is therefore crucial to bring to life people’s lived experiences of climate change and the energy crisis.
The event was held on 6 December 2022.
Recording:
COP26 and Beyond
‘COP26 and Beyond’ was a partnership event hosted by United Nations House Scotland, United Nations Association Scotland, and United Nations Association of the United States of America. The event brought together representatives from civil society and the public sector to discuss how grassroots organisations can work together more effectively in implementing the goals of the Conference of the Parties (COP26), the UN’s Climate Change Conference.
The event was held on 20 November 2021.
Recording:
Report:
Beyond COP Resources
UNAS Earth Ambassadors
The United Nations Association Scotland Earth Ambassadors is a collective group consisting of climate activists and campaigners from around the world under the coordination of United Nations Association Scotland.
The Earth Ambassadors programme provides a much needed opportunity for climate activists to come together to foster partnerships and collaboration and provide a much needed space for meaningful engagement. The Earth Ambassadors act as one entity to push forward for much needed climate action at a local, national and global level.
Acknowledgement must be made to the Ambassador from Iran, who sparked the creation of this programme.
The Beyond COP Newsletter is published every year in June and December.
Each edition will feature articles from our UNAS Earth Ambassadors and an article from a member of the Beyond COP team.
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