COP26 Daily Preview: Thursday 4th November

COP26 is nearly halfway through it's first week so let's take a look at what's coming up on Thursday 4th November.

Are you attending COP26 this Thursday? Let us know what events you are looking forward to in the comments below!

Please Note: All times are UK (GMT) unless stated.

Friday's preview is now available to view: COP26 Daily Preview: Friday 5th November.

Presidency Programme of Events

The Presidency Programme of Events covers the main negotiations that will take place between world leaders at COP26.

After Wednesday's Presidency Programme theme of finance, Thursday looks at a different thematic area. The theme for Thursday is energy.

The Thursday schedule for the Presidency Programme:

Time	Event Title
09:30 - 11:00	Headline Event Accelerating A Just And Inclusive Energy Transition: Energy Day Opening Event
11:30 - 13:00	Making The Global Transition To Clean Power A Reality – Hosted By The Energy Transition Council
13:30 - 15:00	Green Grids Initiative Expo (Attendance By Invite Only)
15:30 - 17:00	Powering The World Past Coal – Hosted By The Powering Past Coal Alliance

The open events of the Presidency Programme will be will be webcast live here.

Green Zone Programme of Events

The Green Zone Programme of Events sees youth groups, civil society, academia, artists and businesses host events, exhibitions, cultural performances, workshops and talks throughout COP26.

Thursday sees another 19 events from the Green Zone. Only 4 are not being livestreamed, meaning there are 15 events you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

The schedule for Thursday at the Green Zone is as follows:

Time	Organiser	Event Title	Where to Watch
09:30 - 10:30	Bboxx ltd	Covid-19: what has it meant for the people, the planet, and the future of off-grid energy access?	Watch Live Here
09:30 - 11:00	Better Buildings Partnership	Commercial Buildings: A real asset in addressing climate change?	Watch Live Here
09:30 - 11:00	Little Sun	Fast Forward, a series of short films that explore five artists’ dreams for a regenerative world	Watch Live Here
10:00 - 11:30	Scottish Power	Let’s Talk Energy – ScottishPower Renewables
11.30 - 13:00	Indigenous Clean Energy	‘Just Climate Energy’ – Indigenous Renewable Energy Microgrids for Energy Transition	Watch Live Here
12:00 - 13:00	Armagh Observatory and Planetarium	Our Place in the Cosmos
12:00 - 13:00	Student Energy	“Global Youth Energy Outlook Launch: Effectively partnering with youth on climate action”	Watch Live Here
12:30 - 14:00	Business Fights Poverty	Business and Climate Justice: Empowering Women Through a Just Transition	Watch Live Here
13:30 - 14:30	Sky	How sport can help kick carbon, with Sky Sports	Watch Live Here
14:00 - 15:00	WWF	Walrus From Space
14:00 - 15:00	May Project Gardens	Fear of the Green Planet	Watch Live Here
14:30 - 16:00	WWF European Policy Office and CEE Bankwatch	Regions beyond coal: European voices on moving from dirty energy – and how to make it fair	Watch Live Here
15:00 - 16:30	NatWest Group - Scottish EDGE Event	Scottish EDGE climate funding event	Watch Live Here
15:30 - 17:00	SSE	Hydro: Powering a Net Zero Future	Watch Live Here
16:00 - 17:00	Armagh Observatory and Planetarium	Our Place in the Cosmos
16:00 - 17:30	Rede de Cooperação Amazônica - RCA	Indigenous peoples of the Amazon and climate change: new solutions for energy from the indigenous territories	Watch Live Here
17:00 - 18:00	Corey Baker Dance	Corey Baker Dance Presents: Renewable Moves	Watch Live Here
17:00 - 18:00	Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)	Countdown to Planet Zero combating climate change with chemistry	Watch Live Here
18:00 - 21:00	Ashden	The Ashden Awards 2021: celebrating bold and brilliant climate pioneers	Watch Live Here

Presidency Pavilion Events

The Presidency Pavilion at COP26 features events by civil society, private finance, businesses, and the COP26 partners.

All events from the Presidency Pavilion are being livestreamed here.

The programme for Thursday 4th November is as follows:

Time	Organiser	Event Title
08:00 - 08:45	POWERful Women (PfW) UK Government	Female Leadership - Energy for The Global Energy Transition
09:00 - 10:15	SSE UK Government	Decarbonising the Power Sector to Deliver Net Zero: Sharing Lessons to Guide How We Decarbonise the Global Power Sector
10:30 - 11:45	UK Government	Putting Public Finance on the Right Side of History
12:00 - 13:15	UK Government	Panel Discussion on Product Efficiency: The World's First Fuel - Making the Clean Energy Transition Cheaper, Easier and More Cost-Effective
13:30 - 14:45	ScottishPower UK Government	Plotting an Efficient and Just Path to a Net Zero Energy System: The Role of Policies and Economic Signals
15:00 - 16:15	UK Government Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) Government of Denmark	Showcasing the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) New Clean Energy Transition Programmes (ACT and REI)
16:30 - 17:45	UK Government World Bank International Finance Corporation	Accelerating the Deployment of Offshore Wind in Emerging Markets
18:00 - 19:15	UK Government	The Role of Nuclear Energy in a Net Zero Future
19:30 - 21:00	UK Government	Evening Reception: Transformative Energy Innovation Dialogues

Science Pavilion

The Science Pavilion at COP26 is co-hosted by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Met Office.

The programme at the Science Pavilion on Thursday 4th November is:

Time	Organiser	Event Title	Where to Watch
08:00 - 09:00	WMO	Addressing climate impacts and resiliency of the energy infrastructure
09:30 - 10:30	Met Office IPCC	2021 Global Carbon Budget: the latest update on current trends in CO2 emissions and carbon sinks	Watch Live Here
11:00 - 12:30	Fundaciōn Meri	Green and resilient recovery	Watch Live Here
13:00 - 14:00	WMO	Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS) and carbon budget
14:30 - 16:00	IPCC	Democratising climate science: how climate model emulators add robustness and relevance to IPCC AR6
16:30 - 17:30	WMO Met Office IPCC	Guiding the path to net-zero through science	Watch Live Here
18:00 - 19:00	WMO IPCC	Water action is the best answer to climate change – collaborative action for resilience
19:30 - 20:30	IPCC Fundaciōn Meri	Role of indigenous knowledge from HHRR perspective

Commonwealth COP26 Pavilion

The first Commonwealth COP26 Pavilion has been organised for COP26. This is a huge gesture from the Commonwealth in the battle against climate change. Meetings, research and side events are all on the agenda

All events from the Commonwealth COP26 Pavilion are being livestreamed here.

Time	Organiser	Event Title
09:00 - 10:30	Seychelles/ SeyCCAT	Translating Ambition into Action – support Required by SIDS
11:00 - 12:30	Climate Section	CCFAH: Strengthening the Climate Finance Loop for Effective NDC Implementation
13:00 - 14:30	Stimson Center	Taking Action to Advance Urban Resilience in SIDS
15:00 - 16:30	UK Government	Corals and climate; global, national and local approaches (tackling the problems through local, national and global actions)
17:00 - 18:00	Namibia Government	Southern Corridor Development initiative (SCDI): Unlocking green energy for Namibia

Indigenous Peoples Pavilion at COP26

Indigenous voices are key in the fight against climate change. For too long they have not been heard. It's great to see a pavilion dedicated to Indigenous voices at COP26.

All events are being livestreamed here: Indigenous Peoples Pavilion Livestream.

The full schedule for the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion at COP26 on Thursday 4th November can be found below:

Time	Organiser	Event Title
10:00 - 11:00	Fenamad	La vigilancia comunitaria hacia las contribuciones NDC al 2025
11:15 - 12:30	IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economics and Social Policy Nia Tero	Reimagining Public Funding: Climate Finance + Indigenous Peoples
12:45 - 13:45	AFN	Turtle Island Climate Action: Declaring Indigenous climate emergencies
14:00 - 14:50	Repaleac	Forest management by use of traditional knowledge
15:05 - 16:20	Indigenous Peoples Rights International	Partnership or Criminalization: Implications of the 30/30 Conservation Target to Indigenous Peoples
16:35 - 17:20	Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force	Haudenosaunee Prophecies & Climate Change
17:35 - 18:50	Memoria Indígena, Mujeres Líderes Territoriales de Mesoamérica	Tejiendo desde los saberes de las abuelas

Other COP26 Side Events

All around the world, organisations are coming together to put on events and webinars to discuss how best to tackle the climate crisis throughout COP26.

Below, we've highlighted some of the most exciting side events that we are looking forward to on Thursday November 4th:

Green State Vision Launch Event

Event Time: 12:00 - 13:00

Event Host: ULMWP and Stop Ecocide International

Event Viewing Link: Green State Vision Launch Event

Event Description: The West Papuan liberation movement presents its ‘Green State Vision’ for an independent state free from Indonesian colonialism and the looming mass deforestation of West Papua’s huge rainforest. West Papuans are offering world-leading solutions based on climate justice, tribal democracy, and indigenous land management

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Energy and Local Initiatives

Event Time: Midnight

Event Host: university of Waikato

Event Viewing Link: Energy and Local Initiatives

Event Description: Join the University of Waikato's local experts as they discuss some of the key themes from overnight at COP26. Today's session focuses on local initiatives and considerations for Energy use.

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Palaeoclimatology – How the past is the key to the present and COP26

Event Time: 19:00 - 29:30

Event Host: Surrey Wildlife Trust

Event Speakers: Sophie Pavelle

Event Link: Palaeoclimatology – How the past is the key to the present and COP26

Event Description: Join Sophie Pavelle on an epic journey to find the Marsh Fritillary butterfly, one of Britain's rarest butterflies. Discover what’s left of our threatened species and habitats and learn how we can save them from the impact of climate change.

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Inuit resilience and solutions to climate change in Arctic ecosystems

Event Time: 09:30 - 10:30

Event Host: WWF-Canada

Event Speakers: Adelaine Ahmasuk, Jimmy Oleekatalik, Brian Pottle, Dr. Victoria Qutuuq Buschman and Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough

Event Viewing Link: Inuit resilience and solutions to climate change in Arctic ecosystems

Event Description: For thousands of years, Inuit have been part of the Arctic ecosystem. Watch as this esteemed panel shares examples of Inuit resilience and adaptation, as well as signs of climate change from across the circumpolar Arctic. This Inuit Circumpolar Council panel, hosted by WWF-Canada, will explore how Inuit culture and values can shape successful climate adaptation in a region warming at three times the global average.

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How can we make cities wilder?

Event Time: 14:00 - 18:00

Event Host: Architects Climate Action Nework Finland (ACAN FI), Tampere School of Architecture and Tampere University

Event Speakers: Nina Nygren, Juho Rajaniemi and Laura Uimonen

Event Viewing Link: How can we make cities wilder?

Event Description: Architects Climate Action Nework Finland (ACAN FI) open up a discussion about the needed urgent societal transformation across all sectors.