# What is COP26?

- Institution: TED
- Department: Countdown Global Livestream
- Speaker: Countdown
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/countdown_what_is_cop26)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What is COP26? Here's what you need to know about the crucial UN climate conference set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021. Featuring climate advocate Al Gore; Paris Climate Agreement architect Christiana Figueres; minister and activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.; UN High Level Climate Action Champion for COP25 Gonzalo Muñoz; and climate activist Xiye Bastida.

## Lectures

1. [What is COP26?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/countdown_what_is_cop26/bc83fcf562fe), 3 min (TED's player)