Linkages Between Environmental Conferences

Does the ocean have a voice at COP26? Ambassador Peter Thomson, The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean and Richard Brisius, Race President of The Ocean Race, sought to find out what role the ocean is playing in the critical climate negotiations in a special session held today. Panelists, including Dr. Joanna Post, Acting Manager Collective Progress sub-division UNFCCC Secretariat and Ambassador Waldemar Coutts, Director for Environment and Oceans of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, provided expert insights alongside soundbites from key personalities from throughout the conference. For more information, please visit this link: https://www.un.org/en/cop26/page/programme

Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean,

Richard Brisius, Race President of The Ocean Race