COP21: Efforts advance on reaching climate change agreement, says UN official
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new stage in the development of a final agreement on climate change to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees Celsius or less has been reached on Wednesday, according to the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change.
COP21: UN emphasizes impact of young and future generations to tackle climate change
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The halls of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) grew livelier on Thursday as hundreds of participants gathered to mark "young and future generations day," an opportunity for youth to remind world leaders and negotiators of the need to reach an ambitious climate agreement to secure their future, according to the UN Envoy on Youth.
COP21: Digital map launched by UNICEF helps youth tell their climate change stories
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A digital mapping project called 'Act Now For Tomorrow,' which was recently launched by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is helping young people around the world identify climate issues in their communities and find ways to address them.
COP21: UN joins France and private sector partners for action on electro-mobility
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Recognizing that transportation has the highest growth in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of any industrial sector, transport representatives at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) presented 10 initiatives on Thursday that aim to reduce these emissions and build more sustainable transport systems.
COP21: Ban tells African leaders they have stake in success of climate conference
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At a gathering of African leaders at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that their continent has an enormous stake in the success of the global event which aims to reach a new universal climate agreement to limit the rise of global temperature.
COP21: UN spotlights need to protect forests and agriculture to improve livelihoods
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The impacts of climate change on forests and agriculture were in the spotlight on Tuesday at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), as new alliances among organizations and stakeholders were announced aiming to eliminate natural deforestation and forest degradation, and to prevent threats to sustainable farming and people’s livelihoods.
COP21: Ban launches initiative to build climate resilience of vulnerable countries
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the opening day of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), dozens of announcements were made in Paris by Governments and leaders of the public and private sectors, all aiming to generate climate solutions and build a sustainable future.
COP21: On eve of UN climate conference, Ban says 'time for action is now'
New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the eve of the opening in Paris of the United Nations climate change conference, widely known as COP21, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging all countries and all sectors of society to act now to reach a new universal climate agreement.
COP21 must be turning point to a low-emission, climate-resilient future: UN official
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations climate change conference, widely known asCOP21 must be the turning point towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future, the top UN official dealing with climate issues said on Friday just days before the start of the international gathering in Paris, France.