COP26 Daily The Big Light

Situated in the Scottish Highlands, the Cairngorms National Park is a vast, living, changing landscape, formed not just by the crushing glaciers of the past, but also by the lives of the people who live and work in the area.


Cameron Angus Mackay takes you to meet some of those people in this new four-part series.


For audio links and show notes, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters

Climate negotiations come to an end in Glasgow and representatives from 197 countries agree a deal. Cameron highlights some of the key details. Thanks for listening to COP26 Daily over the past two weeks. This is the final episode of the series.


UNFCCC statement - ‘COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change’: unfccc.int/news/cop26-reaches-consensus-on-key-actions-to-address-climate-change


Glasgow Climate Pact texts available via: unfccc.int/documents


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It’s officially the final day of COP26 in Glasgow. This episode was recorded at 6pm on Friday 12 November - we’re waiting to hear the results of the climate negotiations. Cameron speaks to Jocelyn Timperley (freelance climate journalist), delegates inside the Blue Zone, George Monbiot (writer and journalist) and Emily Stewart (Climate Advocacy Specialist for Open Society Foundations - Europe Policy Institute).


Jocelyn Timperley on Twitter: twitter.com/jloistf


International Network for Sustainable Energy: www.inforse.org


Nuclear for Climate: hwww.euronuclear.org/nuclear-for-climate/


George Monbiot: www.monbiot.com


Open Society Foundations - Europe Policy Institute: www.opensocietyfoundations.org/who-we-are/programs/open-society-european-policy-institute


For more information about COP26 Daily, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cop26

In the Blue Zone, today’s big issues are Cities, Regions and Built Environment. Cameron speaks to Yuta Tanaka in the Japan Pavilion, Neil Martin (Chief Executive Officer Europe of Lendlease), Graham Hogg (Director of Lateral North and Co-Founder of After the Pandemic) and Sandy Taylor (Chair of National Federation of the Blind of the UK in Scotland) & Sarah Gayton (Access Campaign Coordinator - National Federation of the Blind of the UK) who are campaigning for greater accessibility in Glasgow. Later in the show, Cameron spotlights local artists who are raising awareness of climate change: Cameron Mackay (film-maker and composer), Nevis Ensemble (Scotland’s Street Orchestra) and Fiona Stewart (creative communicator, working in a range of written and spoken media).


Lendlease: lendlease.com/uk/


Lateral North: lateralnorth.com


After the Pandemic: afterthepandemic.scot


Sandy and Sarah on Twitter: twitter.com/Seaofchangefilm


National Federation of the Blind of the UK: www.nfbuk.org


Cameron Mackay (film-maker & composer): www.cameronmackay.co.uk


Little Amal: www.walkwithamal.org/about-us/little-amal/


Nevis Ensemble (Scotland’s Street Orchestra): nevisensemble.org


Nevis Ensemble’s podcast series on The Big Light Network: www.thebiglight.com/scotlandsstreetorchestra


Fiona Stewart: fionacstewart.com


Insta - @foolproofcreativeTwitter - @creativefools Facebook - Foolproof Creative Arts

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It's transport day inside the Blue Zone and Cameron speaks to Josh Whale (Founder and CEO of Ampersand), Henk Swarttouw (President of the European Cyclists’ Federation), Matthew Logan (Western Isles Development Officer for Community Energy Scotland) and Anas Sarwar MSP (Scottish Labour leader). Then, Laura Young (LessWasteLaura) introduces the interfaith aspect of COP26.


Josh Whale's company, Ampersand: https://www.ampersand.solar


Community Energy Scotland: https://communityenergyscotland.org.uk


COP26 Joint Letter on Cycling: https://cop26cycling.com


European Cyclists' Federation: https://ecf.com


Laura Young ('LessWasteLaura'): https://www.lesswastelaura.com


For more information about COP26 Daily, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cop26

Gender and science & innovation are being discussed in the Blue Zone. Cameron speaks to Pamela EA from Mexico, Emma Yule and Chloe Campbell (2050 Climate Group delegates), Amber Rudd (former Conservative politician and UK Home Secretary), Kate Forbes (Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy), Lucy Stanfield-Jenner (circular economy expert with Edinburgh University) Lorenzo Conti (Crover), Xiaoyan Ma (Danu Robotics).


Circular Economy at Edinburgh University: https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/expertise/circular-economy


Crover: https://www.crover.tech


Danu Robotics: https://danurobotics.com


For more information about COP26 Daily, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cop26