How well do you know the UN climate conference and the big issues under discussion? Here’s your chance to test your knowledge, with our UN News climate action quiz (answers at the bottom of the page).

1) Who said this about climate change: ‘we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself’?

2) Only five United Nations Member States have still not ratified the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. Name one of them (bonus point for each extra country).

3) COP15 in Copenhagen was branded a failure by many, but it also saw a notable figure cause a stir by gate-crashing a private meeting being held by the leaders of India, China, South Africa, and Brazil. Who was it?

4) From a climate change perspective, what do Mumbai, Miami, and the Maldives have in common?

5) COP26 is being held in Scotland which, whilst a beautiful country in many respects, is not known for its warm, sunny climate. Which Scots word best sums up the weather forecast for Glasgow during the conference?

6) What climate-related superpower do seaweed, forests and mangroves all possess?

7) Which phenomenally successful K-Pop group have been named Goodwill Ambassadors for COP26?

8) Which of the following is the acronym for the improved emissions reduction plans that individual countries are expected to present at COP26, assuming they haven’t already done so?

9) What single word almost scuppered the final negotiations over the landmark Paris Climate Agreement at COP21?

10) How did UN chief António Guterres describe the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in August, which showed that, unless there are rapid, sustained and large-scale reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C will be beyond reach?

UN News is producing special coverage from COP26 in Glasgow. You can find all our COP-related stories here.