The lineup
Who spoke at Countdown 2021?
- ASAlok Sharma President of COP26 | Climate Diplomacy & Clean Energy Leadership, COP26
- BGBill Gates Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation
- CTClimate Action Tracker Climate Action Tracker | Data-Driven Insights for Sustainable Transformation
John Kerry Former U.S. Secretary of State | Leading Global Climate Diplomacy and Environmental Policy- JMJohn Marshall Futurist | Artificial Intelligence & The Human Condition
- NTNigel Topping UN Climate Envoy | Accelerating the Green Transition to Net-Zero Emissions, United Nations
- RBRumaitha Al Busaidi Environmentalist & Renewable Energy Leader | Sustainability in the Gulf, EcoVentures
From the stage
Sessions worth replaying
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3 strategies for effectively talking about climate change
John Marshall

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The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What's next?
John Kerry

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The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster
Bill Gates
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The state of the climate crisis in 2021
Climate Action Tracker

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Why COP26 is our best chance for a greener future
Alok Sharma

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Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution
Rumaitha Al Busaidi
Frequently asked
- Who spoke at Countdown 2021?
- 7 speakers, including Alok Sharma, Bill Gates, Climate Action Tracker, John Kerry, and John Marshall.
- What did Countdown 2021 cover?
- Topics include Climate Action & Net Zero, Foreign Policy & Diplomacy, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Activism, Data Strategy & Analytics, and Future of Society.
- When and where was Countdown 2021?
- Feb 19, 2021 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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