KN Explains: Will COP26 solve the climate crisis? | CBC Kids News

Have you been hearing the term COP26 all over the place? In this KN Explains, CBC Kids News contributor Caden Teneycke breaks down what COP26 has to do with solving the climate crisis and what it aims to accomplish. COP26 — the 26th Conference of the Parties — officially kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. World leaders will be there, like Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and American President Joe Biden. Kids will also be there to put pressure on world leaders to help solve the climate crisis, like Canadians Sophia Mathur and Sadie Vipond. Hear what the following experts have to say when asked the question: Will COP26 solve the climate crisis? Kathryn Harrison, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia Brian Horton, Manager, Climate Change Research, YukonU Research Centre, Yukon University Alison Shaw, Executive Director, ACT - Action on Climate Team, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia Helen Mountford, Vice President for Climate and Economics, World Resources Ins