#ForTheYouthByTheYouth Mock COP26 Event Programme 19th November – 1st December 2020 Sponsored by: Hosted by: Version 3.0: details are subject to change, and more information will be released soon Mock COP 26 is an international, youth-led climate conference, mobilizing around the postponement of COP26. In place of the original COP, we are hosting an inclusive, online event to show world leaders and the global community what an ambitious, yet realistic COP would look like. The five themes of Mock COP26 will be: 1. Climate education 2. Climate justice 3. Climate resilient livelihoods 4. Health and wellbeing 5. Nationally Determined Contributions Join us from 19th November – 1st December 2020 as we put youth voices on the global stage! How you can participate As a member of the public, or an interested party, you can participate in Mock COP26 by: ● Watching parts of the event live on the Mock COP26 YouTube channel ● Attending one of the many exciting Mock COP26 fringe events (see page 21 onwards) ● Engaging with the Mock COP26 Pigeonhole at pigeonhole.at/MOCKCOP, where you can: ○ Submit questions for our panel discussions, ○ Ask general Q&As ○ Submit words for our Wordle word cloud Event Programme Sponsored by: Schedule Date Time (UTC) Event Audience Thursday 19th November 12:00 – 14:00 Live Opening Ceremony: A welcome from the UN All are welcome to join the live stream on the Youth Envoy and introduction to the event. Mock COP26 YouTube channel Friday 20th November 07:00 – 09:00 Guest speaker speeches All are welcome to join the live stream on the Mock COP26 YouTube channel Saturday 21st November 17:00 – 19:00 Guest speaker speeches All are welcome to join the live stream on the Mock COP26 YouTube channel Sunday 22nd November 07:00 – 09:00 Panel discussion: Featuring Aryan Bajpai, Stella All are welcome to join the live stream on the Nyambura Mbau, David Mwabila, Julian Lo Curlo, Mock COP26 YouTube channel and there will Patrick Ryan Bello and Sonal Gupta. be an opportunity to submit questions for the panel beforehand. Monday 23rd November 17:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion: Featuring Orlee Lauren, All are welcome to join the live stream on the Benjamin Astete, Noah Wescombe, Elizabeth Mock COP26 YouTube channel and there will Ekstrand, Aishwarya Puttur and Emmanuel Sáenz be an opportunity to submit questions for the panel beforehand. Tuesday 24th November 12:00 – 14:00 Panel Discussion: Policy Ideas. Hosted by Peter All are welcome to join the live stream on the Gibbs, this panel will build capacity for delegates Mock COP26 YouTube channel and there will for what they wish to include in our global be an opportunity to submit questions for the statement. panel beforehand. Click the times to see them in your local time-zone Schedule Date Time (UTC) Event Audience Wednesday 25th Released throughout High Level Statements for each country are All can view on the Mock COP26 YouTube November the day released - 3 minute speeches from each nation channel as they are released throughout the (prepared and pre-recorded in advance) day. Thursday 26th N/A Rest Day: A chance to catch-up on the videos All November from previous days. Friday 27th November Various - delegates Timezone Caucuses: Delegates will discuss policy Delegates only. These caucuses will not be will be grouped by areas and start to compile the Mock COP26 global livestreamed to allow for open discussion. timezone statement. Social media activity will continue for non-delegates. Saturday 28th Various - delegates Timezone Caucuses: Delegates will discuss policy Delegates only. These caucuses will not be November will be grouped by areas and start to compile the Mock COP26 global livestreamed to allow for open discussion. timezone statement. Social media activity will continue for non-delegates. Sunday 29th November N/A Rest Day: A chance to catch-up on the videos All from previous days. Monday 30th November N/A Rest Day: A chance to catch-up on the videos All from previous days. Tuesday 1st December 12:00 - 14:00 Live closing ceremony: The Mock COP26 global All are welcome to join the live stream on the statement will be released. Mock COP26 YouTube channel Click the times to see them in your local time-zone Thursday 19th November 12:00-14:00 UTC Opening Ceremony Our opening ceremony will be hosted live on the Mock COP26 YouTube channel, and is open to all. During the ceremony, you will hear everything you need to know about the conference from the Mock COP26 team, as well as speeches from the UN Youth Envoy, the UK government (hosts of COP26), Italian Government (partners for COP 26), and youth activist Licypriya Kangujam. Running order Welcome from our Mock COP26 Event Coordinator hosts Opening remarks from UN Youth Envoy, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake Overview of the conference from our Mock COP26 Event Coordinator hosts Speech from Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, COP 26 President, United Kingdom. Speech from Minister of the Italian Government, partners of COP 26. Introduction to our technology partner, PigeonHole, and how you can participate in the conference panels and discussions Speech from Licypriya Kangujam, 9 year old environmental and climate activist Closing remarks, and declaring the Mock COP26 climate conference officially open! Mock COP26 speakers and panellists Sponsored by: The views expressed by the speakers and panellists are not necessarily the views of Mock COP26 Thursday 19th November 12:00-14:00 UTC Opening Ceremony Jayathma Wickramanayake, Sri Lanka, UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake is the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. Ms. Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. She is working towards making the UN a home to the youth of the world. Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Minister for COP 26, United Kingdom Alok Sharma is Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the United Kingdom, and Minister for COP 26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Reading West in May 2010. Licypriya Kangujam, India Licypriya is a 9 year old Indian Climate Activist. She has been championing her cause since she was 6 years old to protect, preserve and nurture our environment by fighting climate change. She is one of the youngest climate activists globally and addressed the world leaders in the United Nations Climate Conference 2019 (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, calling the world leaders to take immediate climate actions to save their future. Featuring throughout the week Guest Speakers Jerome Foster II, USA Ximena Loría, Costa Rica Jerome Foster II Ximena Loría Jerome Foster II (He/Him) is an 18-year-old Ximena is a Biologist and Founder and Executive African-American climate justice activist, voting rights Director of “Misión 2 Grados”, a Costa Rican non-profit advocate, and emerging technology developer. He is the organization whose work is based on three main Executive Director & Founder of OneMillionOfUs, areas: education and social mobilization regarding mobilizing a new generation of young people to register and turnout to vote. Throughout 2019, He is the climate change, the facilitation of citizen participation Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Climate Reporter, an in policy renewals, and the training of young leaders in international environmental news organization. Jerome climate change and environmental matters. has spoken at the UN High Commission on Human Rights, held weekly climate strikes in front of the White House, and helped to pass the Clean Energy DC Act. Deputy Speaker Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Philippines Ashish Kothari, India Ashish Kothari Loren Legarda Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Ashish Kothari is a founding member of Kalpavriksh. He Loren Legarda not only authored a lot, if not most of the has taught at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, environmental laws in our country, but also walks the talk: coordinated India’s National Biodiversity Strategy & Action their household don't need to buy food products anymore Plan, served on boards of Greenpeace International & because they have everything in her own garden. She has India, and ICCA Consortium. Kothari helps coordinate also actively participated in global climate negotiations, Vikalp Sangam, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, & Radical including a part of the special Philippine delegation to the Ecological Democracy. He is a co-author and co-editor of French Senate to discuss the Paris Agreement. She lives at Churning the Earth, Alternative Futures, and Pluriverse. the cleanest town in our country. The townsfolk there genuinely care about the environment that they have and what the future generations are going to inherit from them. Featuring throughout the week Guest Speakers Ayman Cherkaoui, Morocco Benjamin Astete, Chile - Climate Justice Ayman Cherkaoui Benjamin Astete Mr. Ayman Cherkaoui is the Coordinator for the Benjamin Astete is a co-founder of Climate Collab Mohammed VI Prize for the Climate and and an ambassador of the Escazú Agreement, the Sustainable Development as well as Strategic first legally binding treaty for environmental human Development Officer at the Mohammed VI rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. He will Foundation for Environmental Protection. speak about his experience in activism, his Cherkaoui is Regional Facilitator of Major Groups tiredness of political inefficiency, and about his and Stakeholders, Africa, elected by African hopeful vision for climate justice, human rights, and organisations accredited to UNEP. climate education from the perspective of youth. Noah Wescombe, UK - Climate Resilient Kevin Mtai, Kenya Livelihoods Noah Wescombe Kevin Mtai Kevin Mtai is young Climate Advocate and Noah Wescombe is the Executive Director of Six environmental defender working to champion Degrees Oxford; he is a young scholar, strategist, meaningful youth engagement for Climate Action.