With over 32,000 participants registered, discussions in Baku will address the critical role of urban areas and the built environment in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The COP29 Declaration on Multisectoral Actions Pathways (MAP) for Resilient and Healthy Cities calls on Parties and stakeholders to enhance multisectoral cooperation to tackle climate challenges faced by cities.
As a record number of people are set to attend the UN Biodiversity Summit in Colombia, the importance of transforming economic models conducive to protecting and restoring the world’s natural ecosystems and their inhabitants is becoming increasingly clear. Today, the UK Government has announced its first Special Representative for Nature as governments and climate leaders come together at COP16 to review progress on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022 and discuss updated action plans for meeting its targets.
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As governments look to ensure their next round of NDCs are conducive with a just transition, at COP29 the Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience will be launched, establishing a strategic global collaboration on human development and climate change.
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COP29 Presidency to launch the Green Digital Action Declaration, raising commitment to leverage digital tools for climate action, incorporate climate resiliencies into infrastructure, and reducing the environmental impact of digitalisation.
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At COP29, global leaders and stakeholders will assess the progress made since COP28 in the expansion of clean energy. The World Energy Outlook 2024, published today by the IEA, shows clean energy is entering the energy system at an unprecedented rate, yet today’s policy settings still put the world on course for a rise of 2.4 °C in global average temperatures by 2100.
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Overcoming the NDC implementation gap will be critical for the next round of submissions, due in February 2025. COP29 is a key opportunity to raise ambition for these plans whilst addressing implementation and financing needs to ensure practicability.
Looking ahead to COP29, its focus cannot be understated. How do we invest in a liveable planet for all? The Climate Action Innovation Zone places mobilising sustainable finance through leveraging private sector investments as one of its key thematic priorities across its flagship forums, taking place 13-15 November. Across the three days, leaders from across the private and public spheres will come together to discuss the monumental task of ramping up climate finance. Speakers will include Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank; Andrew Steer, CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund; and Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as executives from the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions.
One month from today, on November 11th, Baku will come alive as it hosts this year’s highly anticipated UN Climate Talks, drawing international stakeholders from across the globe.
Long Duration Electricity Storage investment support scheme will boost investor confidence and unlock billions in funding for vital projects.
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With solar leading their rapid deployment, renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, new IEA report says.
The Body mandated by the Paris Agreement to set up a new UN carbon market has agreed mandatory environmental and human rights safeguards early into a five-day meeting in Baku.
The new guidance document, Business Actions on TNFD: A primer on roles and reporting using the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Framework, has been published today by IEMA as a guide for SMEs engaging with the Framework for the first time.
‘Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress; working together is success’ Henry Ford
UK Government confirms funding to launch the UK's first carbon capture sites, set to bring thousands of new skilled jobs, billions in private investment and support acceleration to net zero.
New IRENA report underscores the importance of holistic policies and investments in support of building a skilled and diverse workforce.
Holcim is on a mission to reach net zero and create a circular and regenerative built environment. To accelerate this, Holcim has launched the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy to upskill built environment professionals to integrate the principles of sustainable design.
Strengthening international collaboration is vital to reduce emissions in the global economy’s largest emitting sectors to deliver on ambitious climate pledges, new Breakthrough Agenda Report finds
Systemiq and Holcim have launched a report at Climate Week NYC 2024 calling for a “regenerative revolution” in the built environment to accelerate positive impact for people and the planet.
Very heavy rainfall experienced in Central Europe in mid-September, which broke local and national rainfall records over the period of four days, was twice as likely due to human-induced climate change, according to a study by WWA.