ABSTRACT

A successful 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) is vital to keep the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on track and put us on a pathway to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis. COP both shapes and is shaped by its location and timing, and this must be utilised by people inside and outside of the official negotiations to make meaningful progress in the fight for climate justice. Because COP26 will be held in Glasgow, a unique situation emerges. Scotland’s devolved government has a far more ambitious climate policy than the UK, which holds the official COP Presidency. As a sub-national government, Scotland has no formal standing to negotiate within COP26. These unprecedented circumstances offer significant opportunities for Scotland to use soft-power as quasi-COP hosts to champion change, and have a positive influence over the negotiations.

摘要

成功的第二十六届缔约方会议（COP26）对于保持《联合国气候变化框架公约》（UNFCCC）的正常运转以及使我们走上避免气候危机最严重影响的道路至关重要。缔约方会议既有形状，又受其位置和时间的影响，并且必须由官方谈判内部和外部的人们利用，以在争取气候正义的斗争中取得有意义的进展。由于COP26将在格拉斯哥举行，因此出现了独特的情况。苏格兰下放政府的气候政策远比拥有正式COP总统职位的英国更具野心。作为地方政府，苏格兰在COP26内没有正式地位可谈判。这些前所未有的情况为苏格兰提供了巨大的机会，可以利用软实力作为准COP主持人来倡导变革，