UNFCCC calls for objectives to speed up inadequate climate action
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Ms. Figueres said that whilst in many cases climate change solutions are already being integrated and implemented into national policies and business plans, efforts to implement the global clean technology and sustainability revolution must urgently speed up so that the world has a chance of staying below a two degree temperature rise.
“We need to clearly acknowledge the gap between what countries have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and what is required to stay below this temperature rise, beyond which more severe climate impacts occur,” she said.
“The necessary technology and policy tools are available to governments and societies, but time is very short - only 36 months to reach a universal agreement before 2015. What we now need is to urgently implement the decisions that have been taken at the inter-governmental level and to further strengthen actions already under way,” she said.
As examples of momentum for change which is already building at all levels of society, and to highlight the scope for action, the UNFCCC secretariat will be showcasing so-called “lighthouse activities” in Doha. These are prime examples of public-private climate initiatives in developing countries which have already improved the lives of the urban poor, and which can inspire governments and businesses to do more. Two further pillars of the secretariat’s Momentum for Change Initiative will be launched during the conference – one highlighting the role of women in providing solutions to climate change, and the other drawing attention to innovative approaches to climate finance.
The UN Climate Change Conference in Doha is to be presided over by H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chairman of Qatar’s Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, who is expected to be elected COP President on the first day of the meeting.
More than 100 Ministers are scheduled to attend the high-level segment of the meeting, which begins on 4 December and ends with a decision-making plenary on 7 December.
The opening of the high-level segment will also be attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon.
The conference will be attended by government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organizations, research institutions and the media. UNFCCC COPs are both inter-governmental negotiating forums, and a key opportunity for all stakeholders to exchange information and ideas in order to help build momentum for action on climate change. To this end, a plethora of side events and exhibits will be organized on the margins of the meeting.
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