COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate
Glasgow/UNI/Xinhua: The United Nations climate change conference concluded Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle climate change.
COP27 climate summit to be hosted by Egypt next year : Finland’s Environment Ministry
Helsinki/UNI/Sputnik: The next United Nations climate conference, COP27, will be held in Egypt in 2022, Finland’s Ministry of the Environment informed.
UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate action
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): 2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September.
UN chief appoints Luis Alfonso de Alba as Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit
New York, Nov 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of Luis Alfonso de Alba of Mexico as his Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit.
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): New UN-backed commitments to take action against the damaging effects of climate change, could result in $26 trillion in economic benefits worldwide, and help create 65 million new “low-carbon jobs” by 2030 – the deadline for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).