ĢƵFCCC Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/unfccc/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:36:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Milestone Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action Launched /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/12/milestone-fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action-launched/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:11:50 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=55758 The global fashion sector on Monday (10 Dec) significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the auspices of ĢƵ Climate Change, leading fashion brands, retailers, supplier organizations, and others, including a major shipping company, have agreed to collectively address the climate impact of the fashion sector across its entire value chain.

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]]> One Planet Summit: Finance commitments fire-up higher momentum for Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/12/one-planet-summit-finance-commitments-fire-higher-momentum-paris-agreement/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:39:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=43240 New investments in climate action from ĢƵ agencies, governments and businesses, plus initiatives to increase support for Africa, Caribbean, small island states and more were announced at the Paris event.

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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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]]> Op-ed: Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/op-ed-climate-change-is-a-threat-to-rich-and-poor-alike/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:08:40 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32857 The heads of the ĢƵ's agencies for development, climate change and disaster risk say recent hurricanes are a reminder that the impacts of climate change know no borders.

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]]> ĢƵFCCC statement on the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/unfccc-statement-on-the-us-decision-to-withdraw-from-the-paris-agreement/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:59:59 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=26914 The ĢƵFCCC says it "stands ready to engage in dialogue with the United States government regarding the implications of this announcement."

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]]> VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa on Paris Agreement progress /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/03/video-patricia-espinosa-on-paris-agreement-progress/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:06:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24695 The post VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa on Paris Agreement progress appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa, Erik Solheim discuss climate at World Economic Forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/video-patricia-espinosa-erik-solheim-discuss-climate-at-world-economic-forum/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:08:18 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24043 The post VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa, Erik Solheim discuss climate at World Economic Forum appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> VIDEO: Climate education at COP22 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/11/video-climate-education-at-cop22/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:29:13 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=22795 The post VIDEO: Climate education at COP22 appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Op-ed: Paris Agreement enters into force – celebration and reality check /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/11/op-ed-paris-agreement-enters-into-force-celebration-and-reality-check/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 05:00:04 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21958 This is a moment to celebrate. It is also a moment to look ahead with sober assessment and renewed will over the task ahead.

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]]> ĢƵFCCC and FIFA join forces to combat climate change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/unfccc-and-fifa-join-forces-to-combatclimate-change/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:31:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19844 "We pledge to continue to strive towards becoming greenhouse gas emission-neutral by the mid-21st century," said the FIFA Secretary-General.

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]]> Media advisory: Climate Neutral Now sport and development event /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/media-advisory-climate-neutral-now-sport-and-development-event/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:12:45 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19795 FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and ĢƵ Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development David Nabarro will discuss the role sport plays in international climate action.

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]]> ‘Spirit of Paris’ continues as governments get down to climate action implementation /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/spirit-of-paris-continues-as-governments-get-down-to-climate-action-implementation/ Thu, 26 May 2016 20:58:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17502 French and Moroccan Climate ‘Champions’ to Catalyze Higher and More Widespread Ambition from Cities to Companies Moroccan Government Signals Plans for Wide-Ranging Consultations in Advance of COP22 in Marrakech The first ĢƵ climate change meeting since governments adopted the landmark Paris Agreement closed Thursday amid a suite of positive outcomes that will support the treaty’s widely [...]

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]]> ĢƵFCCC chief wins prestigious sustainability award /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/unfccc-chief-wins-prestigious-sustainability-award/ Thu, 05 May 2016 19:00:45 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17231 BOSTON -- Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (ĢƵFCCC), has been awarded the Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. The announcement was made today at the Ceres Conference 2016 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. The award is given annually by the [...]

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]]> With Global Goals agreed, ĢƵ focuses on what it will take to achieve sustainability targets by 2030 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/with-global-goals-agreed-un-focuses-on-what-it-will-take-to-achieve-sustainability-targets-by-2030/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:11:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16569 In a watershed moment for international cooperation, global political, business and civil society leaders are headed to New York where they will pledge fast action on the new United Nations sustainable development agenda and the landmark Paris climate agreement, to build on momentum from 2015 to create a better future for people and the planet.

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]]> Applications for 2016 Momentum for Change Awards open now /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/02/applications-for-2016-momentum-for-change-awards-open-now/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:41:10 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=15483 Submit Your Climate Solution and be Celebrated at the ĢƵ Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco Starting today, organizations, cities, industries, governments and other key players that are taking the lead on tackling climate change can nominate their game-changing projects for a United Nations award. ĢƵ Climate Change secretariat opened the call for [...]

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]]> ĢƵ System Chief Executives Board for Coordination on Climate Change proposes 4 actions /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/11/un-system-chief-executives-board-for-coordination-on-climate-change-proposes-4-actions/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 15:30:55 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=12493 In recognition of the need to better integrate and coordinate their work on sustainable development, peace and security, human rights and humanitarian engagement to achieve these objectives, the United Nations System Chief Executives suggest four actions.

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]]> Global response ‘keeps door open’ to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/10/global-response-keeps-door-open-to-limit-temperature-rise-to-2-degrees-celsius/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:04:43 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=11806 A new report issued today by the secretariat of the ĢƵ Framework Convention on Climate Change (ĢƵFCCC) assesses the collective impact of over 140 national climate action plans, called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions or INDCs, and says that together, they can dramatically slow global emissions into the atmosphere.

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]]> Largest consultation on climate change and energy shows citizens’ growing support for measures to lower carbon emissions /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/08/largest-ever-citizen-consultation-on-climate-change-and-energy/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:59:02 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=8106 In a project co-initiated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Wide Views Alliance has carried out a worldwide consultation quizzing citizens on the issues of climate change and energy.

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]]> As momentum builds for December climate talks in Paris, Ban looks ahead to ‘bold’ outcome /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/08/as-momentum-builds-for-december-climate-talks-in-paris-ban-looks-ahead-to-bold-outcome/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:12:49 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=7956 Commending France’s “exemplary leadership” on efforts to tackle climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed that the international community is now at a stage where the final elements of the new climate agreement are being negotiated.

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]]> Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must ‘act now’ to curb climate change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/alarmed-by-melting-glacier-in-norway-ban-says-world-must-act-now-to-curb-climate-change/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:42:23 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=6589 At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now” to fight climate change.

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