U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP)
The United Nations’ annual climate change conference—formally known as the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change—takes place in a different country for two weeks near the end of each year. Almost 200 countries are members (“parties”) of the framework; they gather to measure progress and negotiate multilateral responses to climate change.
The Episcopal Church, in close partnership with our broader Anglican Communion, has participated in the conference since 1995. Taking seriously our call to be good stewards of God’s gift of creation, we advocate strongly for legislation and policies that protect the climate and environment—on local, federal, and international levels. We encourage and support individual, church, and diocesan participation in this global conference.
Learn more below about how to be involved in upcoming U.N. climate change conferences.
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How your church or diocese can participate in COP
Episcopal dioceses, churches, organizations, individuals, and their local communities are invited to join in the church’s COP engagement in the following ways, from anywhere in the world.
Educate
- Educate yourself and your community about the issues.
- Watch COP sessions and events via livestream or recording on UN Web TV.
- Organize local events.
- Join any Episcopal Church-hosted events related to COP (watch for listings).
Advocate
- Engage in local and national-level advocacy on the church’s COP priorities.
- Engage in digital advocacy across all social media platforms, addressing decision-makers’ accounts and using hashtags #COP31, #EpiscopalUN, #EpiscoClimate, and #EpiscopalAdvocacy.
Pray
- Organize local prayer and worship services that include pertinent themes.
- Pray for Episcopalians and Anglicans involved in COP work, and for all participants from around the world. Pray for the decisions made during the gathering.
Serve
- Organize service opportunities in your local community.
- Share stories and experiences with the wider church through social media.
- Work toward global climate goals through local climate action.
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