The COP26 Presidency Timetable - UPDATED

COP26 takes place between 31st October and 12th November in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The conference will feature many events and meetings that will influence how the world tackles and views our challenge to combat climate change in the coming years. However, with so many events taking place it's important you know exactly what's going on between both the Presidency Programme and the Green Zone Programme of Events.

What is the COP26 Presidency Timetable?

The COP26 Presidency timetable details two weeks of discussions that runs alongside the ongoing negotiations throughout COP26.

The timetable, put forward by the host nation in July 2021, aims to "drive forward climate ambition and action against key issues" the world faces from climate change.

After the Opening of Negotiations and the World Leaders Summit, each day of COP26 will feature a different thematic issue. That is, until the final day when negotiations are formally closed.

What's on When?

The Presidency Programme has events most days with one rest day which comes before the second week of negotiations. To make things easier, more accessible and clearer we've put together the following overview of what's on when at COP26.

World Leaders Summit - Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Monday	November 1st	-	COP26 Opening Ceremony
Monday - Tuesday	November 1st - 2nd	-	National Statements
Monday	November 1st	14.30 - 16.30	Leaders’ Event: Action and Solidarity - the Critical Decade
Tuesday	November 2nd	09.15 - 12.45	Leaders’ Event: Action on Forests and Land Use
Tuesday	November 2nd	14.15 - 16.15	Leaders’ Event: Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment

Finance - Wednesday 3rd November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Wednesday	November 3rd	09.00 - 09.45	Headline Event: Financing Our Future
Wednesday	November 3rd	10.15 - 11.30	A Financial System for Net Zero
Wednesday	November 3rd	12.00 - 13.15	Financing a More Resilient World
Wednesday	November 3rd	12.00 - 13.15	Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (Closed Door Event)
Wednesday	November 3rd	14.15 - 15.30	Delivering Finance for Emerging and Developing Markets
Wednesday	November 3rd	15.15 - 18.00	4th High Level Ministerial Dialogue on Long-term Climate Finance

Energy - Thursday 4th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Thursday	November 4th	09.30 - 11.00	Headline Event: Accelerating a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition: Energy Day Opening Event
Thursday	November 4th	11.30 - 13.00	Making the Global Transition to Clean Power A Reality – Hosted by the Energy Transition Council
Thursday	November 4th	13.30 - 15.00	Green Grids Initiative Expo (Attendance by Invite or Request Only)
Thursday	November 4th	15.30 - 17.00	Powering the World Past Coal – Hosted by The Powering Past Coal Alliance

Youth and Public Empowerment - Friday 5th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Friday	November 5th	10.00 - 11.15	Headline Event: Unifying for Change: the Global Youth Voice at Cop26
Friday	November 5th	11.00 - 12.00	The Role of Parliaments in Climate and Nature Policy
Friday	November 5th	12.00 - 13.30	Intergenerational Inquiry: Youth Stepping Up Climate Action
Friday	November 5th	14.30 - 16.00	The Power of Public Engagement for Harnessing Climate Action: Stories and Lessons of Empowerment From Around the World
Friday	November 5th	16.00 - 17.30	Joint Event of Education And Environment Ministers Summit - Together for Tomorrow: Education and Climate Action
Friday	November 5th	17.30 - 18.30	Youth4Climate at Cop26

Nature and Land-Use - Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Friday	November 5th	08.30 - 10.00	UK and Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) Blue Finance Roundtable: Mobilising Finance for Ocean Resilience and Tackling Climate Risk
Friday	November 5th	17.30 - 19.15	COP26 Presidency Ocean Action Ministerial Event – ‘a Call for Ocean Action: Towards Ocean Heath and Resilience’
Saturday	November 6th	09.00 - 11.30	Headline Event: Facing the Facts: Unpacking The Forest, Agriculture & Commodity Trade Dialogue To Tackle Deforestation
Saturday	November 6th	12.30 - 13.30	Accelerating a Just Rural Transition to Sustainable Agriculture
Saturday	November 6th	13.30 - 15.00	Get Nature Positive
Saturday	November 6th	15.30 - 17.30	Nature and Land Use in Delivery of the Paris Goals

Adaptation, Loss, and Damage - Monday 8th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Monday	November 8th	09.15 - 10.15	Hearing From the Frontline
Monday	November 8th	10.30 - 13.00	Headline Event: Ministerial on Adaptation Action
Monday	November 8th	13.00 -14.30	Adaptation Fund Contributor Dialogue
Monday	November 8th	14.15 - 15.45	Exploring Loss and Damage
Monday	November 8th	16.00 - 17.30	1st High Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance Under the CMA
Monday	November 8th	16.00 - 17.30	Building a Climate Resilient Future

Gender and Science & Innovation - Tuesday 9th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tuesday	November 9th	09.30 - 11.00	From Risk to Opportunity: Making Science Work for Solutions
Tuesday	November 9th	10.00 - 11.15	Climate Action for Health
Tuesday	November 9th	11.00 - 13.00	Headline Event (Gender): Advancing Gender Equality In Climate Action
Tuesday	November 9th	11.30 - 13.00	ROAR: Science & Innovation For Climate Adaptation
Tuesday	November 9th	13.30 - 14.45	Headline Event (S&I): Responding to the IPCC Report: Keeping 1.5°C Alive
Tuesday	November 9th	15.30 - 17.30	Accelerating Innovation: Cooperation for a Net Zero Future

Transport - Wednesday 10th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Wednesday	November 10th	09.15 - 10.30	Green Shipping Corridors: Launch of the Clydebank Declaration
Wednesday	November 10th	10.45 - 12.15	Headline Event Accelerating the Zev Transition: A One Way Street
Wednesday	November 10th	15.00 - 16.15	International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition
Wednesday	November 10th	16.30 - 17.45	Future of International Road Freight

Cities, Regions and Built Environment - Thursday 11th November

Day	Date	Time	Event
Thursday	November 11th	09.00 - 10.30	Headline Event: Building a Better World Together: Accelerating Deep Collaboration for Built Environment Climate Action
Thursday	November 11th	14.00 - 15.30	Climate Leadership of Subnational Governments in The UK and Beyond
Thursday	November 11th	TBC	Ministers and Mayors on Buildings as a Critical Climate Solution

The COP26 Presidency Timetable can also be found on the COP26 website or downloaded as a PDF here (COP26 Presidency Timetable PDF).

Stay Updated About COP26 Presidency Discussions

As you can see from the timetable above, there is a lot going on in a short amount of time. However, don't panic. You can find all the latest news and information from the COP26 Presidency Discussions as well as everything else that happens at COP26 from the CHEC COP26 Hub.

Looking for what else is on at COP26? Check out the COP26 Green Zone of Events!