Nov 30, 2015
News, United Nations
2-degrees-Celsius, Ban Ki-moon, Climate Action, Climate Change, climate-resilient future, food and water security, François Hollande, global economy, Laurent Fabius, Le Bourget, low-emissions, Ms Figures, paris, Paris agreement, President of COP21, President of France, UNFCCC
By Britta Schmitz PARIS, Nov. 30 – Paris is hosting one of the biggest international conferences ever held on French territory, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) on climate change. COP21 kicked off on Nov. 30 with the arrival of 151 world leaders. The conference started with statements of heads of state and government and various high-level meetings around mitigating climate change and its impact on our environment. “Distinguished delegates, the eyes of the world have been on Paris for weeks. Now the eyes of millions of people around the world are on you, not just figuratively [Read More]
Nov 30, 2015
News, Secretary General
2-degrees-Celsius, Ban Ki-moon, Climate Action, Climate Change, climate-resilient future, food and water security, François Hollande, global economy, Laurent Fabius, Le Bourget, low-emissions, Ms Figures, paris, Paris agreement, President of COP21, President of France, UNFCCC
Paris, 30 November 2015 Your Excellency Mr. François Hollande, President of France, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Laurent Fabius, President of COP21, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, You are here today to write the script for a new future. A future of hope and promise — of increased prosperity, security and dignity for all. In September, you adopted an inspiring new sustainable development agenda with ambitious goals endorsed by all. You showed your commitment to act for the common good. It is now time to do so again. More than 150 world leaders have come to Paris [Read More]
