Behind the Scenes at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Delegates, participants and journalists of the international press and media make their way to the main entrance of the Scottish Event Campus for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 3 November 2021.
Photos: D. Calma/IAEAChocolates labeled, "The Change Chocolate, store below 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid a meltdown!" were distributed to delegates and participants at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 3 November 2021. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (seated, right) gives a daily briefing to the IAEA team at the Scottish Event Campus, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, November 2021. Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, greets a familiar face, UN Officer Afzal Saeed from UN Vienna, at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021. Numerous screens in every room and on every corner within the Scottish Event Campus show the World Leaders Summit opening ceremony taking place at the main plenary hall of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021. Participants in high spirits at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021. Representatives of the European Union present at their side event at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021. Delegates and participants at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021. A delegate from Brazil translates messages for a journalist during an interview at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Wei Huang, IAEA Director of the Planning, Information and Knowledge Management Division in the Department of Nuclear Energy, accompanies Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General and Diego Candano Laris, Senior Advisor to the Director General, as they make their way to the main plenary hall for the World Leaders Summit opening ceremony at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Security officers, along with the international media and journalists, follow French President Emmanuel Macron from one hall to the next at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Delegates and participants at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, during a bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Provided workspaces serve as a meeting place for delegates and participants at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.The international press and media listen to Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez, together with the other leaders at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.The IAEA's Multimedia Team record IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the Action Hub, one of many venues at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Delegates and participants watch the live opening of the World Leaders Summit at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 1 November 2021.Hayat Sindi of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) bids farewell to Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, after their bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.UN Security Officers selected from different UN-based headquarters at the main entrance to the plenary hall at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Chief International Anchor for CNN, Christiane Amanpour, interviews Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Chief International Anchor for CNN, Christiane Amanpour, continued the conversation behind the scenes with Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Ruslan Edelgeriev, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change, during a bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021. Mr Grossi is accompanied by Diego Candano Laris, Senior Advisor to the Director General and Wei Huang, IAEA Director of the Planning, Information and Knowledge Management Division of the Department of Nuclear Energy.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, and Maria Korsnick, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, visited the Young Nuclear Group at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Frank Jordans, from The Associated Press (AP) interviews Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, at the Scottish Event Campus of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, welcomes Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam, at their bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Special Envoy for Climate Change, during a bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Wei Huang, IAEA Director of the Planning, Information and Knowledge Management Division in the Department of Nuclear Energy, stands by for Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, before his last bilateral meeting for the day at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, and Franceso La Camera, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director General, after their bilateral meeting at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Presenters are seen behind closed quarters as participants listen at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Alberto Fernandez, President of Argentina and his delegation, in between breaks at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Thumbs up for nuclear from the Youth Nuclear Group at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.Diego Candano Laris, (second from left) Senior Advisor to the Director General, with the IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication Team, reviews final twitter feeds from Diana Teixeira, Associate Social Media Officer before they go live at the Scottish Event Campus during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, 2 November 2021.
