Round 2: Delegation opening statements

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The opening statements provide the delegates with an opportunity to introduce themselves and present their nation or organisation’s ambitions in public.

Bristol Mock COP: What happened in practice

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One of the UK delegation students puts on a compelling impression of Boris Johnson, explaining that the UK intends to be a global leader in the ongoing fight for climate action, capturing the spirit of a hosting nation with a lot to prove.

China stress their position as an economic superpower, with their objectives being economic stability and becoming leaders in the field of environmental technology.

Both the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the United Nation Hight Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) want immediate action on the mitigation of climate change, with AOSIS lamenting the fact that low-lying countries unfairly take the majority of impacts of climate change, suffering directly from sea level rise and storms, and the UNHCR demanding help for climate refugees.

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