Organisers have designated the Glasgow Science Centre, just across the RIver Clyde from the OVO Hydro and Scottish Events Campus where much of the serious COP26 business will be carried out, as a ‘Green Zone’.
It will be open every day of the Climate Change Conference, from November 1-12, with a range of talks, events and workshops that anybody – including Glasgow residents, visiting campaigners and conference delegates – can snap up a free tickets for.
All tickets are available from the COP26 website.
Here are 10 of the events that caught our eye.
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5. National Youth Theatre’s ‘On The Edge’ performance
On Friday, November 5, at 12.30pm, join the National Youth Theatre for a performance of On The Edge - a creative exploration of young people’s eco-anxiety in the face of climate uncertainty through a performance of spoken word, poetry, music and short film. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
6. Arctic Free
On Sunday, November 7, from 11.30am, Arctic Free is a visually stunning multimedia presentation which reveals the urgency to safeguard the Arctic Ocean in its entirety for the sake of our collective survival. Presented by the international nonprofit Parvati Foundation, it features beautiful footage with testimonials by scientists, youth and luminaries about the importance of the ocean. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
7. Into the Amazon
On Monday, November 8, at 2pm enjoy a concert by internationally acclaimed virtuoso cellist and composer, Emily Burridge, who will be will performing her solo cello composition 'Into the Amazon'. With her extraordinary ability to incorporate looping technology whilst performing, she recreates her multi tracked compositions and accompanies her field recordings of the natural environment and traditional singing of the Xavante tribe of the Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
8. Red River Poetry: Listening to a Polluted River
On Wednesday, November 10, 'Red River Poetry: Listening to a Polluted River' will present the results of a project by the Arts and Humaties Research Council to explore restoring natural habitats without impacting biodiversity. A mixture of live poetry and films, it will appeal to anyone interested in poetry and the way in which language can reframe and reevaluate our relationship to nature as being part of it and not apart from it. Photo: Canva/Getty Images