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"International climate finance must grow up, step up, and scale up, to meet this moment. "
Our Executive Secretary
@simonstiell
will join
@BrookingsGlobal
to discuss the global climate finance challenge and
#COP29
📺 Watch here: 👇
On 10/17,
@UNFCCC
Executive Secretary
@simonstiell
and our own
@BSangafowaCoul
, Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe will discuss how to expand access to climate finance to drive action, reduce climate risk & unlock sustainable economic growth.
Register here 🗓️
Food systems are at the heart of climate action! 💚🌾
The way we grow, produce, and consume food has an impact on the planet.
@mariamerproanio
@FAO
, explains why addressing food systems challenges in national climate action and adaptation plans is essential.
#WorldFoodDay
🌱
With climate impacts worsening, each COP is crucial to confront this global crisis.
#COP29
must turn pledges into actions to protect lives and livelihoods, and share the benefits of bolder climate action widely.
We spoke with @COP29_AZ President Designate Mukhtar Babayev:
Climate change is making hurricanes more powerful & dangerous.
Storm surges are higher due to sea level rise caused by climate change.
Higher temperatures also mean heavier rain & flooding during storms.
We must
#ActNow
and take
#ClimateAction
.
⚠️ The
#COP28
UAE Consensus goal of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 will require an annual investment of US$ 1.5 trillion, according to this new report by
@IRENA
.
#COP29
needs to be the moment when we move from pledges to action.
The count-down is on!
One month until the largest international climate conference kicks off:
💙
#COP29
📅 11-22 November 2024
📍 Baku, Azerbaijan
💡
Watch this space for more!
The upcoming
#COP29
climate conference must be an enabling COP:
Delivering concrete outcomes to start translating the climate pledges made by countries in last year's
#COP28
UAE Consensus into real-world, real-economy results.
It’s time to get the job done.
#preCOP29
Climate action is good for business.
An alliance of 131 companies (US$4T revenue) cut emissions by 10% - equivalent of the annual emissions of France - while growing revenues by 18%. The bolder gov climate policies, the better for business & economies.
👉
#COP29
is a vital moment for the world.
As the climate crisis hits every economy harder each year, we need to redouble our focus on climate solutions.
Watch UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
@simonstiell
explain👇
📢🙌 85% of countries reference gender in their latest reports to the UN Climate Change process, including national climate plans - particularly developing countries.
But further efforts are required to strengthen gender integration in climate action.
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💰🗑 $1 trillion: that’s the value of food we waste or lose every year. An alarming 1/3 of all food produced.
This contributes 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Another example of why national climate plans must be economy-wide—covering all industries & sectors.
Ambitious national climate plans have a massive potential to unlock economic growth, better health, more jobs and development.
Listen to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
@SimonStiell
explain in the
@OutrageOptimism
podcast- starting minute 13:42
👂
📢 New
@IEA
analysis: Delivering fully on COP28 energy goals by 2030 would put the world on a fast track towards more secure and affordable energy.
And we could cut global energy costs by almost 10% 💸
Bold new national climate plans will be key.
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Climate, biodiversity & land — all three sustain life on Earth. 🌍
This year, at three major UN COP conferences, the world will come together to decide how to protect our climate, biodiversity and land.
2024 must be the year we scale up our action!
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Cities, towns, states, and regions are hubs for practical climate solutions.
Take Liverpool (
@lpoolcouncil
), an "Accelerator City," rapidly decarbonizing its live music and film sector.
Local governments are key in piloting solutions adapted to local realities.
Bold climate action can bring vast benefits, but we risk a two-speed transition:
Some parts of the world already benefit through growth, jobs & health, while others struggle with debt and capital costs.
Let's ensure no one is left behind. Otherwise, ultimately, everyone loses.
"The Pact for the Future is about turbocharging the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, accelerating a just transition away from fossil fuels."
-
@antonioguterres
as the pivotal Pact for the Future, aiming to create a better world for all, is adopted at
#UNGA
.
The
#LossAndDamage
fund was an historic & hard-fought breakthrough, to support the most vulnerable communities.
I warmly welcome and look forward to working with Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
@icdiong
as Executive Director, putting the fund fully to work.
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