COP and Climate Change Learning Zone

About COP

The United Nations has brought together nearly every country around the world for close to three decades to meet for the annual global climate summit called COP - Conference of the Parties.

Find out more about COP and why it’s important here.

COP and the ICRS

As a membership organisation committed to highlighting the action needed to tackle climate change and protect our planet. Here we offer you knowledge, tools, and a network of peers to do just that.

On this page, you’ll find links to resources from our members on what business actions you can take and resources for personal education. All have been aligned to the following principles our members voted to learn more about:

Understanding the Lingo

One of the first hurdles can be understanding the jargon when it comes to all things sustainability.

Our Jargon Buster is designed to help you cut through the complexity of some of the lingo you will hear at COP, getting straight to the definition you need.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, we also highly recommend edie’s online jargon buster list.

ICRS COP Glossary Of Terms

Ways to get involved – Campaigns & Guides

There are lots of campaigns focused on COP that both businesses and individuals can be involved with. Here are just a few examples of some of the current ones we like:

City & Regional Sustainable Planning – ideas & examples

Sustainable planning must balance the needs of communities, government, and private companies, while delivering against a range of social, economic, and environmental objectives. It requires an understanding of the relationships between communities, buildings, cities and climate. Click to discover examples of city & regional initiatives:

ICRS Map of Regional and City Sustainable Planning Initiatives

ICRS COP Learning Zone Team

The COP Learning Zone is a collaboration project between the ICRS Aspire and Scotland Hub. The content was curated and created by ICRS members Stephanie Taviner and Emma Rhymes, with support from Gemma Branney.

Get in touch

This page will be updated as and when new resources are received. If you have something you’d like to share with your fellow members, please let us know.

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