Was COP26 a turning point for humanity?

  • Did the climate negotiations heed the calls by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other political leaders, civil society and scientific communities?
  • In what ways did the climate meeting bring the world closer or farther away from staying below 1.5°C warming and other goals of the Paris Agreement?
  • What needs to happen until the next Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
Blue water leaking from melting earth illustration with two blurry men in background.

Climate change and the earth. Photo: Baac3nes / Getty Images.

Chair and speakers

The event will be chaired by Professor Björn-Ola Linnér, Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University and Program Director of Mistra Geopolitics.

  • Mattias Frumerie, Head of Delegation to UNFCCC, Swedish Ministry of Environment
  • Karin Lexén, Secretary-General of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
  • Åsa Persson, Deputy Director and Research Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
  • Mathias Fridahl, Senior Lecturer at the Center for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University
  • Maria Jernäs, Doctoral Researcher at the Center for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University

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The Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University in collaboration with the Mistra Geopolitics research programme gathers this prominent panel to gain insights into the progress of the climate negotiations.

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