COP23 Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/cop23/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 COP23: ĢƵ chief urges more ambition, leadership and partnerships on climate action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-chief-urges-ambition-leadership-partnerships-climate-action/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:31:25 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=41796 Addressing the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres called for more ambition, more leadership and more partnerships to tackle climate change.

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]]> Day 8 at COP23 in photos /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-8-cop23-photos/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:01:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=41469 Today's the start of the high-level week at COP23, and it's noticeably more crowded in the Bula and Bonn Zones.

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]]> COP23: Itaipu Binacional director on how hydropower reduces emissions /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-itaipu-binacional-director-on-how-hydropower-reduces-emissions/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:55:52 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34785 The post COP23: Itaipu Binacional director on how hydropower reduces emissions appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> COP23: IUCN chief on how investment in forests pays off /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-iucn-chief-on-how-investment-in-forests-pays-off/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:35:44 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34773 The post COP23: IUCN chief on how investment in forests pays off appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> COP23: Nordic countries amplify role of small towns in climate solutions /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-nordic-countries-amplify-role-of-small-towns-in-climate-solutions/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:18:43 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34757 The post COP23: Nordic countries amplify role of small towns in climate solutions appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> ĢƵ climate conference recognizes the role of women in climate action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/un-climate-conference-recognizes-the-role-of-women-in-climate-action/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:46:21 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34689 Also Sunday, countries and corporations announced new initiatives to cut emissions from forest use and establish sustainable forestry management programmes.

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]]> New efforts announced at COP23 for oceans, transport, cities /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/new-efforts-announced-at-cop23-for-oceans-transport-cities/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:10:00 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34683 In a major new partnership, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Costa Rica and the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) launched the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance to stimulate greater political leadership in the sector.

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]]> COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-habitat-chief-on-what-cities-are-doing-at-the-forefront-of-climate-change/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:19:22 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34669 The post COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> COP23: Head of Future Ocean Alliance on the connection between the atmosphere, ocean and climate /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-head-of-future-ocean-alliance-on-the-connection-between-the-atmosphere-ocean-and-climate/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:11:01 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34665 The post COP23: Head of Future Ocean Alliance on the connection between the atmosphere, ocean and climate appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> COP23: ĢƵ Special Envoy for the Ocean on climate and our ocean /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-special-envoy-for-the-ocean-on-warming-oceans/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:57:54 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34642 The post COP23: ĢƵ Special Envoy for the Ocean on climate and our ocean appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> COP23: Astronaut Thomas Pesquet on the view from space /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-astronaut-thomas-pesquet-on-the-view-from-space/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:46:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34633 The post COP23: Astronaut Thomas Pesquet on the view from space appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Day 5 at COP23: Global Action Days kick off with SDGs in spotlight /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-5-at-cop23-global-action-days-kick-off-with-sdgs-in-spotlight/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:26:42 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34573 Al Gore addresses the conference saying, "I’m gonna show you some slides. That’s what I do," and we speak with an astronaut.

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]]> New initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors announced as Action Days begin /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/new-initiatives-in-energy-water-and-agriculture-sectors-announced-as-action-days-begin/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:49:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34567 In Bonn, new initiatives were announced to push forward the transition to renewable energy and to show that more ambitious clean energy development can quickly become a bigger part of national climate plans submitted under the Paris Agreement.

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]]> Indigenous peoples’ knowledge, wisdom valuable to climate adaptation, Peruvian activists say /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/indigenous-peoples-knowledge-wisdom-valuable-to-climate-adaptation-peruvian-activists-say/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:26:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34389 Peruvian indigenous activists at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, made a strong call Tuesday for indigenous peoples to be part of the solution to tackling climate change.

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]]> Day 2 at COP23: Indigenous peoples promote solutions as Paris Agreement momentum grows /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-2-at-cop23-indigenous-solutions-and-paris-agreement-momentum-grows/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:54:49 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34345 Indigenous peoples took center stage at the COP on Tuesday when they made a strong call to be part of the solution to climate change.

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]]> ĢƵ climate conference aims for greater ambition as 2017 set to be among hottest years /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/un-climate-conference-aims-for-greater-ambition-as-2017-set-to-be-among-hottest-years/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:33:50 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34281 “The need for urgency is obvious,” said COP23 President and Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama, at the opening of the conference.

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]]> Day 1 at COP23: Welcome to Bonn /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-1-at-cop23-welcome-to-bonn/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:45:03 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34237 BULA! That’s the Fijian word for “welcome.” So, bula to Bonn and bula to our live blog of the ĢƵ Climate Change Conference.

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]]> Live from COP23: Behind the scenes in Bonn /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-liveblog/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:03:15 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34045 The COP23 in Bonn, Germany, starts on Mon., 6 November. The ĢƵ Department of Public Information will be on the scene, writing a daily blog post.

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]]> ĢƵ sees ‘worrying’ gap between Paris climate pledges and emissions cuts needed /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/un-forum-opens-in-bahrain-with-focus-on-entrepreneurship-for-sustainable-development-2/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:27:43 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33913 Pledges made under the Paris Agreement are only a third of what is required by 2030 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, pointing to the urgent need to boost efforts by both government and non-government actors, the United Nations environment wing said on Tuesday.

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]]> Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, ĢƵ weather agency reports /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-to-new-high-in-2016-un-weather-agency-reports/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:40:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33738 Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.

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