Second Nature Anecdotes

It’s transportation day here at COP26, and I am particularly intrigued by this thematic area. For one, transportation is the leading contributor of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the US, so decarbonizing it is particularly relevant. Second, I’m speaking on a panel on decarbonizing the aviation industry tomorrow, and so I’m hoping to attend as […]

Okay. I said in an earlier blog post that I didn’t get the appeal of chasing the famous people walking around COP. So, I’m going to sound like a total hypocrite in this blog post. But, here it goes, anyway.  When I heard President Barack Obama was coming to COP, I felt differently. I don’t […]

Three Second Nature team members – Tim Carter (President), Steve Muzzy (Climate Programs Senior Manager), and Noa Dalzell (Climate Policy Associate) – are attending COP26 in-person. To reiterate what we have already said, with less than ten years until 2030 (i.e. potentially the “point of no return”), this may be the most vital COP of […]

It’s Monday afternoon in Glasgow, and I thought I’d start off with a bit of a weekend recap (as well as share what has been going on today). Lots of exciting things have happened since I last wrote, so this should be a fun one.  Where to start? Saturday is actually a hectic day at […]

Friday, November 5th was youth day at COP26. I attended the Friday’s for Future Scotland Climate Strike. Thousands of students marched across the city to George Square to demonstrate and demand climate action from leaders negotiating climate reduction goals a few miles away. It was amazing to witness the energy and passion of these young leaders. As a […]

Good morning from Glasgow! I really wanted to avoid long lines today, so I got up early and took the train into the Scottish Exhibition Center, arriving around 7am. It was great to be able to get in so early to get some work done in the morning, particularly because I don’t have WiFi where […]

It’s Day 4! I’m really getting in the rhythm of things. I got up especially early this morning to avoid the crowds, and took the ScotRail to the convention center (as COP26 delegates, we have free public transit passes for the duration of the conference, which is awesome). My plan worked pretty well — I […]

Day 3! I started to feel like I was getting sick — probably a result of zero hours of sleep the first night I arrived in Glasgow — so I decided to wake up a little bit later, buy some fruits and vegetables that my body desperately craved, and go to the conference a bit […]

Things are getting underway here at COP26! The lines this morning were pretty wild – I had to wait almost two hours just to get into the venue, which was frustrating but not the worst thing ever given the fact that the line is a perfect time to mingle with like-minded people. A lot of […]

It’s Day 1 at COP26, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be here. Before I begin recapping my day, let me take a step back and introduce myself. My name is Noa Dalzell, I’m a 23-year-old, Boston-based climate advocate, and I’m here at the United Nations international climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. This is […]