Highlights from COP26

Thank you for supporting SCI at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)

Thanks to your support, SCI was able to share your voice and advocate on behalf of solar cooking and the 3 billion people still cooking over open fires. Because of you, SCI...

• Held 7 Press Conferences discussing the positive impacts of solar cooking. Click below to watch:
  • COP26 Press Conference with the Clean Cooking Alliance
  • COP26 Press Conference with the UNFCCC Climate Technology Centre & Network
  • COP26 Press Conference with the NDC Partnership
  • COP26 Press Conference with REN21
  • COP26 Press Conference with the Global Warming Mitigation Project
• Held 3 Side Events which included discussions at the World Health Organization Pavilion and Cryosphere Pavilion. Click below to watch:
  • SCI at the World Health Organization Pavilion
  • SCI at the Cryosphere Pavilion
  • SCI's U.S. Climate Action Center virtual Side Event 
• Had a virtual exhibit booth.
• Was recognized with a proclamation from Californian Congressional Representatives, congratulating Solar Cookers International on receiving the Keeling Curve Prize
• Was featured in press articles such as:​​​​​​​
  • Students, faculty attend COP26 conference to assess sustainability goals
  • Curtis Park Residents at UN Climate Conference (COP26)
• And so much more!

Photo descriptions (left to right, top to bottom): SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes, Karina Larsen of the UNFCCC Climate Technology Centre & Network, and SCI Science Director Alan Bigelow, Ph.D.; SCI's COP26 Press Conference featuring guest speaker Dymphna van der Lans, Executive Director or the Clean Cooking Alliance; and SCI Side Event at the Cryosphere Pavilion; SCI with representatives from the California State Legislature.

Photo credits: Rob Tyrrell