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Paris Agreement: Milestone against Climate Change Enters Into Force

Nov 4, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, New York, USA, November 04 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Britta Schmitz   UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 04 2016 – The Paris Agreement on Climate Change finally enters into force 4 November. This milestone against climate change was celebrated with a commemoration event at the UN Headquarters.   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited representatives of various civil society groups to present their ideas on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, as well as discuss their plans [Read More]

The signing of the Paris Agreement at the United Nations

Apr 23, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, New York, USA, April 22 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) speaks to the media following the Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. More than 165 Member States were expected to attend the signing ceremony, including an estimated 60 Heads of States and Heads of Governments, setting an all-time record for countries signing an international agreement on a single day. Mr. Ban is joined by (from left) Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France; François Hollande, President of France; and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on [Read More]

2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk

Jan 30, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, January 27 More than 500 global investors gathered today at the United Nations to begin mobilizing the trillions of dollars needed to catalyse the global clean energy transition. Speaking just days after scientists confirmed that 2015 was the hottest year on record, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged investors to help achieve a doubling in global clean energy investments by 2020. Ban said, “I call on the investor community to build on the strong momentum from Paris and seize the opportunities for clean energy growth. I challenge investors to double – at a minimum – their clean energy investments by [Read More]

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