Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition

Dec 16, 2019, at 09:22 am

New York/IBNS: Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, wrapping up an event which saw much progress made by the private sector, and by national, regional and local governments. However, there was widespread disappointment that no overall consensus was reached on increased climate ambition.

As COP25 goes into the night, Guterres calls for more climate ambition

Dec 14, 2019, at 07:33 am

New York/IBNS: With national delegations thrashing out an outcome agreement at the UN COP25 climate change conference in Madrid, the UN chief has called on countries to be more ambitious, side strongly with science, and commit to stronger action.

‘Embrace the transformation’ to a carbon-neutral world by 2050, UN chief tells COP25

Dec 13, 2019, at 10:21 am

New York/IBNS: With millions of workers increasingly affected by the climate crisis the route to securing livelihoods in the future lies in a wholesale transformation of how we power the planet and manage our resources, the UN chief said on Thursday, at a COP25 climate action event focused on greener jobs.

COP25: Global investors urge countries to meet climate action goals

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:45 am

New York/IBNS: More than 630 investors who collectively manage over $37 trillion in assets are calling on governments across the world to step up action to address climate change and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Green economy ‘not to be feared, but an opportunity to be embraced’ says UN chief as COP25 gets underway

Dec 03, 2019, at 09:58 am

New York/IBNS: A green economy is “not one to be feared but an opportunity to be embraced”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, in a keynote speech to delegates at the opening of the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid on Monday.

COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know

Nov 30, 2019, at 07:52 am

New York/IBNS: Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a significant impact on the world, and on people’s lives. And if current trends persist, then global temperatures can be expected to rise by 3.4 to 3.9°C this century, which would bring wide-ranging and destructive climate impacts.