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Statement: Climate Action Network Welcomes to the UNSG’s High Level Report on SDGs
5 Dec 2014
Climate Action Network has welcomed the launch by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon of the Synthesis Report of the Secretary-General On the Post-2015 Agenda, titled ‘The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Plane’. This report is the culmination of a number of strands of work over the last year, which […]
COP20 boosted by German Climate Action Plan announcement, but negotiations still need to pick up pace
4 Dec 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2014, Lima, Peru: The UN climate negotiations in Lima, Peru received a boost today with Germany announcing additional climate action measures to ensure it stays on track to meet its targets for phasing down pollution before the Paris agreement comes into effect. The German decision particularly to require the coal power […]
Webcast Live: NGOs Brief Press on Political Dynamics at COP20
3 Dec 2014
Contact: Ria Voorhaar, Climate Action Network, on : +49 157 3173 5568 or local number +51 963 961 813 or on email: rvoorhaar@climatenetwork.org What: International climate politics is in a state of flux following the groundbreaking US-China climate action announcements. These commitments, together with an anticipated climate action announcement by Germany tomorrow morning, has thrown the spotlight on […]
Side Event: Equity and Differentiation in the Context of INDCs – The State of the Debate
2 Dec 2014
Tuesday, 2 December 2014 – 13:15-14:45 Room: Paracas The importance of Equity and Differentiation within the 2015 agreement is accepted by many Parties and observers. However, the terms of an equitable agreement applicable to all are both unclear and controversial. Disagreement exists on operationalization and scope of equity, and on approaches for assessment of iNDCs. […]
Webcast Live: Climate Action Network Briefs Press on Developments at COP20
2 Dec 2014
Contact: Ria Voorhaar, Climate Action Network, on : +49 157 3173 5568 or local number +51 963 961 813 or on email: rvoorhaar@climatenetwork.org What: Experts from Climate Action Network will unpack two key issues likely to impact on a successful outcome at the major UN climate talks of the year, currently underway in Lima. Those issues are the extent […]
On opening day of COP20, Climate Action Network Shares Expectations
1 Dec 2014
What: Experts from Climate Action Network will outline their expectations for the major UN climate negotiations of the year which get underway in Lima, Peru on December 1. The negotiations in Lima are a vital stepping stone before a comprehensive, global climate action agreement is due to be delivered in Paris this time next year. […]
Time for countries to roll up their sleeves at the UN climate negotiations
1 Dec 2014
December 1, 2014, Lima, Peru: On the opening day of the UN climate negotiations in Lima, Climate Action Network has called for countries to build on recent momentum in climate politics and flesh out the international climate action plan due to be signed 12 months from now which will be the world’s first collective step […]
Climate Action Network responds to the Green Climate Fund pledging conference
20 Nov 2014
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) "pledging conference" has ended today in Berlin with USD9.4 billion being pledged in support climate action in developing countries. New, significant pledges were made by Italy (USD313mn) and the UK (USD1.1bn), as well as an updated amount from Norway (USD130mn). Even developing nation Mongolia tabled USD50,000 adding to efforts announced […]
International Media Briefing: What to Expect from COP20 in Lima
20 Nov 2014
This Tuesday, November 25, experts from Climate Action Network will brief media on expectations for the major UN climate change negotiations of the year, called COP20, due to get underway in Lima, Peru on December 1st. This year climate change has rocketed back to the top of the political agenda. Now, can governments harness the momentum, […]
Climate Action Network comments on the release of the UNEP Emissions Gap report
19 Nov 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014: The release of UNEP's Fifth Emissions Gap report today has added to the growing number of voices, including those of the 900 NGOS working together in Climate Action Network, which are calling for governments to scale up climate action to achieve a phase out of carbon pollution to zero by mid-century. […]