COP26 meaning: What does COP26 stand for?
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The official poster for the rescheduled COP26 summit, but what does COP26 actually mean?
You may have heard that the UK is hosting COP26 - a global United Nations summit about climate change and how countries are planning to tackle it.
It was due to take place in Glasgow in Scotland in November last year, but it was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COP26 is now taking place in Glasgow between 31 October and 12 November 2021, but what does COP26 actually stand for?
What does COP actually stand for?
COP stands for Conference of the Parties.
The 2021 Glasgow meeting will be the 26th meeting, which is why it's called COP26.
It will be attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - a treaty agreed in 1994.
What is COP26?