Model United Nations (MUN)

This is the fourth international climate-based conference we have held and we are really looking forward to growing on our experience from previous years. We are always thrilled to see so much interest from both domestic and international schools and we are confident that this year's event will attract schools from an even wider demographic. Students at The King’s School Macclesfield have traditionally always held an interest in Model United Nations debating and many have attended and taken part in prestigious conferences. We feel it is only right to offer the same opportunities to other schools and through our partnership with Engage with China and by using online conference technology this is now possible.

We hope, with the help of all delegates that our next conference will be as much of a success as in previous years – not just stimulating discussion on climate change and environmental issues but also working together to bolster relations and to encourage cooperation and friendship between delegates of different nations.

President of the Conference – Toby Hall

Vice President – River Smith

Conference Director – Richard Higgins

Dear Delegates

My name is Mr Richard Higgins and offer a warm welcome to you on behalf of all students and staff from The King’s School Macclesfield. We are delighted to be hosting the fourth international student conference alongside Engage with China. I am Head of Computing at The King’s School Macclesfield and have lost count of the number of MUN conferences I have taken students to over the last 15 years. However, it is an enormous privilege to host a conference for other schools. I also coach basketball, volleyball and school debating teams. Outside of the classroom I enjoy photography and playing backgammon.

The King’s School Macclesfield strongly support environmental conservation and believe that we can all, as individuals and countries, do much more to protect our world. COP is the perfect chance to demonstrate this. We think that we need to, even if it is just in theory, try and find a way to combat these issues that affect us all.

For our resolutions we will discuss and think about a wide range of practical solutions to these environmental issues. Last year we focused on and discussed carbon tax and incentives against the use of coal and other fossil fuels. Our aim is to come to some form of agreement on what is the best ways of reducing the threat of climate change during this conference and we are keen to hear what the delegates propose.

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We're proud to be working in collaboration with 'Engage with China' to bring you this conference.

Resolutions

There will be six resolutions debated during the course of the conference this year. Each will be based on the outcomes of COP29, recently hosted by Azerbaijan in November 2024.

Resolution 1 - Carbon mitigation: Reduce use of coal by 75% by 2035 and phase out fossil fuel subsidies.

R1 Briefing Paper

Resolution 1 Phase Out Coal

Resolution 2 - Financing of Adaptation: Developed countries to help finance adaptation for less wealthy countries – be it protection from the worst effects

of climate change or financial help with the transition to low carbon energy supply.

R2 Briefing Paper

Resolution 2 Carbon Tax
Resolution 3 - Compensation for Loss and Damage due to Climate Change: Developed nations to compensate countries who have contributed very little to the effects of worsening global warming by paying for the loss and damage caused by climate change.

R3 Briefing Paper

Resolution 3 Protecting Vulnerable Communities

Resolution 4 – Plastic Waste: To phase out single use plastics by 2030 and reduce the use of all plastics by 75% by 2035 so that any remaining plastics are 100 %recyclable.

R4 Briefing Paper
Resolution 4 Eliminating Plastic Pollution
Resolution 5 – Food Waste: All developed countries reduce their current food waste by 50% by 2030 and support less developed countries to cut global food waste by 50% by 2035.

R5 Briefing Paper
Resolution 5 Food Waste
Resolution 6 - Promoting Sustainability in Fashion Design & Production: Incentivise the adoption of eco-friendly materials and reduce waste in fashion production processes and promote ethical labour practices across the supply chain.

R6 Briefing Paper
Resolution 6 Promoting Sustainability in Fashion Design & Production

Key information

• The conference will be held virtually on Friday 28th February 2025, aiming to start 10.00 GMT (18.00 CST).
• The Conference with employ Zoom to stimulate breakout rooms and resolutions.
• The King's School will send links to advisors in advance.
• The timetable in the Delegates Handbook will give more details including timings etc.
• You can view a recording of an Advisors.

Click to watch the edited highlights reel from a previous year's Good COP, Bad COP Conference:

2022 Conference Highlights

Download the transcript of the edited conference highlights: 

2022 Conference Edited Transcript

Debate Workshops

DATES

• Thursday 5 December (New Schools/Refresher Workshop on how this Model UN will run 8am – 8:45pm
• Thursday 6 February for School Advisors meeting (8am-8.45pm) – how to prepare your School
• Thursday 20 February, Chairs & Proposers meeting (8am – 8:45am) – briefing for those schools Chairing or Proposing Resolutions

Each of these will occur on Zoom. The Zoom link for each will be sent out in the week prior to the meeting.