Unfccc News
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What's being done to fix water scarcity in Asia's most water-stressed countries?This World Water Day, we highlight the 6 most water-stressed countries in Asia and ask what (if anything) is being done to boost water security. -
Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Ayala's Vickie Tan, SDG advocatorVickie Tan of Ayala Corporation has integrated sustainability across businesses within the Philippines' largest conglomerate, earning her a place in the Eco-Business A-List of the region’s most influential corporate sustainability executives. In this interview, she tells us why she chooses to stay positive despite all the climate doom and gloom.
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COP25: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in MadridThis year’s annual UN climate conference, COP25 in Madrid, became the longest on record after it concluded after lunch on Sunday, following more than two weeks of fraught negotiations. It had been scheduled to wrap up on Friday. -
No money for climate loss and damageEven six years after the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage was established, there is little hope for getting funding for climate disasters.
Unfccc Opinion
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What does COP26 delay mean for climate action?– The United Nations’ recent decision to postpone this year’s annual international climate change meeting raises questions: With so much attention focused on Covid-19, is it still possible to maintain the necessary momentum to drive global climate action? -
Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks– As the world meets at COP24 in Poland—itself led by a populist government—people who care about achieving the Paris Agreement goal should push for new strategies to reduce emissions in countries headed by populist leaders. -
Here's why there will be few protests outside the UN climate talks– The Polish government has banned spontaneous assemblies outside the talks—just as they are needed most.
Videos
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Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019– Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
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Patricia Espinosa on Trump, Brexit, ‘loss and damage’ and 1.5C goal– Patricia Espinosa is tasked to steer the international climate negotiations through the finer details of the Paris Agreement. What happens if the US renegades on its current commitment? Is Brexit a threat? Her answers on this video.
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‘There is no time to waste’ Ban says, as Paris climate accord crosses first threshold for entry into force
Carbon & Climate
‘There is no time to waste’ Ban says, as Paris climate accord crosses first threshold for entry into force
– With 31 more countries submitting their instruments of ratification for the Paris climate pact last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is confident the Paris Agreement will have entered into force before his term concludes. -
'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people'– UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, talks about the need to mobilise the world in the fight against climate change, which is affecting lives every day.
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