United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell gives his opening statement at COP29. Photo credit: COP29 Azerjaiban.
The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell (pictured) has addressed the official opening of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, making a passionate plea for urgent, global cooperation on climate change.
“We mustn’t let 1.5 slip out of reach,” he says.
“Even as temperatures rise, the implementation of our agreements must claw them back.
“Clean energy and infrastructure investment will reach two trillion dollars in 2024.
“Almost twice that of fossil fuels.
“The shift to clean-energy and climate-resilience will not be stopped.
“Our job is to accelerate this and make sure its huge benefits are shared by all countries and all people.”
Read Simon Stiell’s opening speech here.
From November 11-22, critical discussions on climate action and sustainability will take place at the COP29.
Pasifika TV is excited to bring you the COP29 Daily Show, produced by the UK’s Hi-Impact.
The Pacific region is deeply impacted by climate change, and this programme offers an accessible view into the pivotal moments at COP29.
With climate impacts inflicting growing human and economic costs in every country, every COP is a vital global moment that must deliver major progress, and COP29 is no exception.
Ambitious outcomes in Baku are vital, because unless all countries can cut emissions and build more resilience into global supply chains, no economy – including the G20 – will survive unchecked global heating, and no household will be spared its severe inflationary impacts.
Reaching an agreement over the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance will be critical at COP29.
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