Geoscience and the Paris Agreement: Nature

Professor Phil Manning FGS FRGS is a Professor of Natural History in the
Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life at the University of Manchester.

In this short video, Professor Manning guides us through some of the key reasons why Earth science is critical to nature, and therefore to our future climate. This overview of geobiodiversity, illustrates the true interconnectedness of nature, and how changing climate is closely interlinked across all Earth systems.

As the national forum for the debate and development of cutting edge Earth science, the Geological Society has a special responsibility to communicate this science and its importance to society, the Government, the media, other scientific communities and the general public. Visit https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/COP26 to find out more.

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) aims to accelerate global action towards the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and governments around the world have highlighted the vital role of subsurface technologies and resources, such as carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, energy storage in underground caverns to support future hydrogen economies, and compressed-air energy storage, for meeting net-zero targets. Demand for metals and materials to support the production of, for example, renewable technologies, batteries and electric vehicles, is also projected to increase substantially in the coming decades.

The presidency programme for COP26 aims to bring focus on key issues to drive ambition and action. Find out more about the presidency programme here - https://ukcop26.org/the-conference/presidency-programme/.

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