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Leaders of national governments, cities, states, business, investors, NGOs and civil society gathered to speed up climate action to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
TAKE URGENT ACTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS. Climate change is a real and undeniable threat to our entire civilization.The effects are already visible and will be catastrophic unless we act now.
Learn more about SDG 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts: Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, aggravating water management problems, reducing agricultural production and food security, increasing health risks ...
Introduction to Climate Action. At the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, COP 21, governments agreed that mobilizing stronger and more ambitious climate action is urgently required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Action must come from governments, cities, regions, businesses and investors.
Climate action UNEP provides evidence-based data to inform policy decisions, collaborates with sectors for low-carbon transitions, provides climate finance mechanisms and aids countries in adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Join a global movement like Count Us In, which aims to inspire 1 billion people to take practical steps and challenge their leaders to act more boldly on climate. Organizers of the platform say that if 1 billion people took action, they could reduce as much as 20 per cent of global carbon emissions.
Mar 20, 2023 · A major UN “report of reports” from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), outlines the many options that can be taken now, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and...
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016.
Everyone has a role in climate action. At the United Nations, we are calling on people everywhere to work together to solve climate challenges and realize the commitments of the 2015 Paris...
The Paris Climate Change Agreement, the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action and the Sustainable Development Goals together represent the enablers to take us on the path toward a more sustainable, resilient and low-emissions world to prevent our planet’s temperature from reaching disastrous levels.
