UN Climate Change News, 10 October 2024 – In meetings held on the heels of Pre-COP in Baku, agreement was reached on crucial standards to operationalize a new UN crediting mechanism ahead of COP29. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, responsible for creating the UN carbon market under the Paris Agreement, adopted standards for methodologies and greenhouse gas removals. Known as the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, this new UN mechanism is designed to facilitate international collaboration in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change.
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The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the Sustainable Investment Forum on Tuesday 24 September 2024, during New York Climate Week. First, I’d like to thank Nick Henry and Eric Usher for inviting me to speak here with all of you today. So many of you in this room are leaders. On the one hand - this makes sense - early movers reap the biggest rewards.
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A successful capacity-building workshop focusing on the nexus of forests, climate change, and biodiversity was held on 13-14 February 2024 at Koitaki Country Club, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. The event, named “Forests, Climate Change & Biodiversity Nexus Communications & Knowledge Management (KM) Capacity-Building Workshop,” was facilitated by Leona Liu, an expert in communications and knowledge management, and Cory Wright, an international film and photography consultant.
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COP28 closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance.
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UN Climate Change News, 10 December 2023 – In the efforts to tackle climate change, a clear goal looms large: a 43% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to limit global heating to 1.5°C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and leading climate scientists warn this is needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
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The COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, was the biggest of its kind. Some 85,000 participants, including more than 150 Heads of State and Government, were among the representatives of national delegations, civil society, business, Indigenous Peoples, youth, philanthropy, and international organizations in attendance at the Conference from 30 November to 13 December 2023.
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