Parties have agreed in the official COP28 negotiated text to institutionalize the role of the Presidency Youth Climate Champion (YCC) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, to enhance the meaningful participation and representation of youth in future COPs. Following the COP27 Youth Envoy role, COP28 appointed the first official Youth Climate Champion, Her Excellency Shamma Al Mazrui, who was previously the youngest minister of state in the...

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COP28 DELIVERS HISTORIC CONSENSUS IN DUBAI TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE ACTION“The world needed to find a new way. By following our North Star, we have found that path,” said COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber during his closing speech, “We have worked very hard to secure a better future for our people and our planet. We should be proud of our historic achievement.”COP28 has concluded with a final consensus that lays out an ambitious response to the Global Stocktake and puts forward a plan to...

COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day secures major commitments to address climate impacts and keep 1.5C within reachCOP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day saw key announcements on global water scarcity and food security, as countries mobilized behind the COP28 UAE Declaration on Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Action (the Declaration), now endorsed by 152 countries, and the Water Action Agenda. In total, more than USD $7.1 billion has been mobilized during COP28 for climate positive...

UNITED FOR NATURE: COP28 MOBILIZES ACTION TO PROTECT AND RESTORE FORESTS, MANGROVES, LAND AND OCEAN This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

The COP28 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA) High-Level Dialogues concluded with strong consensus on the key elements needed for the energy transition. The fifth and final Dialogue, held during COP28 in Dubai, was attended by over 40 high-level leaders, including Heads of State and Government, Heads of Delegation and business leaders. It marks a significant achievement for the co-Chairs, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the...

COP28’s flagship youth day hosted the first ever Youth Stocktake, bringing together thousands of young people from across the globe under the banner of climate action. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

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Excellencies, delegates, friends, In fourteen days, we will convene in Dubai to seek practical solutions to the climate change challenge and deliver an ambitious response to the first Global Stocktake. In an increasingly turbulent world, we have a unique opportunity to strengthen global solidarity and inspire the hope, optimism, and ingenuity required to transform our economies, safeguard our future, and keep 1.5°c within reach. While that ambition may seem daunting, the need for us to...

oday, the COP28 Presidency joined with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to call on housing, urban development, environment, and finance ministers to back the ‘Joint Outcome Statement on Urbanization and Climate Change’ (the Statement). The Statement, which was supported by over 40 Ministers of Environment, Urban Development and Housing was put forward at COP28 during the second...

Over 40 ministers met today in Dubai in support of subnational climate action, joining the COP28 Presidency to announce a series of partnerships to accelerate the net-zero transition and climate resilience in cities. The announcements span sectors including buildings, waste and resource management systems, urban water resilience, and urban nature restoration. They build on the 1 December launch of the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action (CHAMP) to...

As the world convenes for COP28 to address urgent climate challenges, the spotlight is on nature-based solutions as a cost-effective resilience strategy. Despite its promise, a key challenge remains: financing. Traditional funding has often overlooked nature-based solutions in favor of conventional infrastructure projects. However, a range of innovative financing mechanisms can bridge this financing gap and scale up nature-based solutions.


 Nature-based Solutions Nature-based solutions have...

Navigating the Water-Food Nexus in the Age of Climate Change As the world's leaders gather at COP28, the urgent issue of climate change's impact on crucial resources like water and food takes center stage. The water-food nexus, which encapsulates the complex relationship between water availability and food production, is of paramount importance now more than ever. Understanding the Water-Food Nexus This nexus is deeply interconnected with socio-economic factors and is further complicated by...

THE GLOBAL COOLING PLEDGE: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE PARIS AGREEMENT AND THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL In the ongoing battle against global warming, the Global Cooling Pledge emerges as a formidable initiative. Its primary focus revolves around five pivotal areas: nature-based solutions, super-efficient appliances, food and vaccine cold chains, district cooling, and National Cooling Action Plans. The ultimate goal? To provide equitable access to eco-friendly cooling solutions, with a particular...

COP28’s Climate Innovation Forum brought together the world’s technology leaders in a series of talks exploring cutting-edge solutions to tackle the global climate crisis, including artificial intelligence (AI), satellite technology, big data, clean energy, industrial decarbonization, low-carbon hydrogen, and more. Attending the Climate Innovation Forum were key leaders in the technology and sustainability fields, including: His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State...

The following is taken from a transcript of a speech delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the opening of COP28 in Dubai on 30 November 2023. Excellencies, Delegates, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me first thank our Egyptian friends for their stewardship over the last year, as they hand over this heavy responsibility to our Emirati colleagues. And let’s be clear, this is a heavy responsibility. Colleagues, This process reminds me of watching my baby son...