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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T193000
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URL:https://footstepsbcf.org.uk/events/cop28-update-and-reflections-with-k
 amran-shezad/
SUMMARY:COP28 Update and Reflections with Kamran Shezad
DESCRIPTION:A one-hour Zoom workshop with Kamran Shezad\, reflecting on his
  experiences of attending COP28.  Kamran is Sustainability Lead for the B
 AHU Trust\, and a Footsteps steering group member.\n\nCOP is the United Na
 tions annual climate change conference. In December 2023\, COP28 was held 
 in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe conference featured the first glob
 al stocktake\, an assessment of action towards the goals of the 2015 Paris
  Agreement. In Paris\, countries committed to holding global temperature r
 ises “well below” 2˚C and to pursue efforts to limit heating to 1.5˚
  C. It was billed as a critical moment to “keep 1.5˚ C alive” as glob
 al temperatures fast near this threshold.\n\nThe conference also covered o
 ther important areas\, including\, the loss and damage fund and declaratio
 ns on energy efficiency\, ending deforestation\, and the health impacts of
  climate change.\n\nKamran attended COP28 as a faith community representat
 ive and as an advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) w
 here BAHU Trust has accredited ‘Observer Status’.\n\nKamran will first
  share his experience of COP28 and then respond to questions. When Kamran 
 first arrived in Dubai\, he produced a short video with his hopes and fear
 s for the conference outcomes:\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\nView this post on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
 n\n&nbsp\;\nA post shared by Kamran Shezad (@climatekam)\n\n\n\n\nQuestion
 s that Kamran will be responding to include:\n\n 	What was the main agenda
  of this year's COP and what were the outcomes?\n 	How are faith groups in
 volved? What goes on in the faith tent?\n 	What are lessons form COP28 for
  Birmingham faith community?\n\nPlease register to receive the Zoom link.
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CATEGORIES:Climate Justice,Headline,Online,Talk / Discussion
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