COP26

When Scotland hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference, University of Dundee experts used this landmark event to share their knowledge and research as part of the fight to change our world for the better

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In November 2021, world leaders gathered in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the most significant discussion about the future of our planet since the signing of the Paris Climate Accord in 2015.

The University of Dundee places sustainability at the heart of our mission to transform lives locally and globally and was ranked top in the UK for climate action in the 2021 edition of the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings.

In the lead up to COP26, the University hosted a series of events to discuss the state of our world and the research we undertake to highlight the need for humans to find a more environmentally friendly way of living. What follows is just some of the work we highlighted, and the people behind it.

Experts

The University of Dundee is home to many academics with expertise in issues relating to climate change and sustainability, including geography, law, health and wellbeing, and citizen science. 

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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences

Dr Cook is an environmental scientist working on the impacts of climate change, with a focus on mountain and polar regions. His expertise centres on glaciers and ice sheets and their response to global warming, as well as natural hazards such as floods, avalanches and landslides. He has extensive media experience.

s.y.cook@dundee.ac.uk