Renewables added more to global energy generation capacity than all other technologies combined, 蘑菇视频-backed report finds
Coal and gas-fired electricity generation last year drew less than [...]
WMO report: 2015 shattered temperature records
State of the Climate: Record Heat and Weather Extremes World [...]
Media advisory: World Meteorological Day press briefing
The theme “Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future” highlights the challenges of climate change and the path towards climate-resilient societies.
蘑菇视频 Secretariat Building goes dark for Earth Hour 2016
United Nations Headquarters in New York observed Earth Hour on Sat., 19 March, by turning off the lights in the Secretariat Building from 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Applications for 2016 Momentum for Change Awards open now
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Visiting drought-hit region of Ethiopia, Ban urges support
The international community must stand with the people of Ethiopia [...]
Ban appoints Pasztor senior adviser on climate change
Pasztor most recently served as the Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change in the lead up and successful conclusion of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement.
Press briefing with Janos Pasztor, ASG on Climate Change
Press briefing will cover recent developments on climate change issues after the Paris agreement.
Ban: Global investors must play full role in shift to clean energy
More than 500 global investors gathered at 蘑菇视频 Headquarters to mobilize the trillions of dollars needed to move the world onto the path of clean energy, with Ban Ki-moon challenging them to, at a minimum, double clean energy investments to $660 billion by 2020.
Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Investor Summit on Climate Risk
"The investor community is of critical importance if we are to move from aspirations to action," Ban says.
Global investors mobilize action in wake of Paris Climate Agreement
Ceres and the 蘑菇视频 Foundation convene some 500 financial leaders at the 蘑菇视频 to scale clean energy opportunities and manage the fossil fuel risks from the low-carbon transition.
World leaders invited to Paris Agreement signing ceremony on April 22
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited all world leaders to a signing ceremony on 22 April for the historic climate agreement that was reached in Paris in December last year.
Average temps in 2015 broke records, says 蘑菇视频 weather agency
“An exceptionally strong El Ni?o and global warming caused by greenhouse gases joined forces with dramatic effect on the climate system in 2015,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas
WMO confirms 2015 as hottest year on record
The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that the global average surface temperature in 2015 broke all previous records by a strikingly wide margin, at 0.76° Celsius above the 1961-1990 average.
Funding shortfall threatens 蘑菇视频 efforts to counter drought in southern Africa
With 14 million people facing hunger in southern Africa as the El Ni?o weather pattern exacerbates drought, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that it faces critical funding challenges.
Ban hails Paris climate accord as ‘health insurance policy for the planet’
Calling the Paris Agreement on climate change “a health insurance policy for the planet,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he never lost faith over his nine years in office that the international community could rise to the challenge and take steps to curb emission and boost climate-resilient growth.
蘑菇视频 chief hails new climate change agreement as ”monumental triumph”
“The Paris Agreement is a monumental triumph for people and our planet,” said Mr. Ban in a tweet, immediately following its adoption. “It sets the stage for progress in ending poverty, strengthening peace and ensuring a life of dignity and opportunity for all.”
蘑菇视频 chief launches initiative to build climate resilience of world’s most vulnerable countries
A new initiative to build climate resilience in the world’s most vulnerable countries was launched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and 13 agencies of the 蘑菇视频 system.
At COP21 opening, Ban tells world leaders ‘political moment like this may not come again’
Speaking at the opening of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) which seeks to reach a new universal agreement to protect people and planet, 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a political moment like this may not come again.