In a major new partnership, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Costa Rica and the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) launched the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance to stimulate greater political leadership in the sector.
Just outside the perimeter of the COP, a tent called "America's Pledge" brought together participants determined to show that support for climate action in the US was still strong at the national, state, and city levels.
Al Gore addresses the conference saying, "I¡¯m gonna show you some slides. That¡¯s what I do," and we speak with an astronaut.
In Bonn, new initiatives were announced to push forward the transition to renewable energy and to show that more ambitious clean energy development can quickly become a bigger part of national climate plans submitted under the Paris Agreement.
As the impact of climate change worsens around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres has called on the global community to redouble efforts to help countries respond to climate shocks, especially the most vulnerable.
Youth groups working in Africa¡¯s Congo Basin countries are supporting economic progress in isolated rural communities while protecting the forest, and it is high time their voices were heard, a young woman at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn
A climate conference operates on many levels ¡ª there are negotiations, discussions, presentations, press conferences, and exhibition ¡ª all aimed at advancing some aspect of the climate agenda. The negotiations themselves take place in a number of settings, ranging from small meeting rooms that allow countries to discuss the fine points at the working level, to larger plenary settings that involve all countries.
As the number of people displaced worldwide due to climate change-related events continues to grow, the United Nations and its partners are focusing on regional approaches, framed by existing international practice, to respond to the issue of ¡®climate refugees.¡¯
A new UN assessment released today, the 2017 Adaptation Gap Report, finds that progress needs to be made towards assessing adaptation at the global level to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement.
Peruvian indigenous activists at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, made a strong call Tuesday for indigenous peoples to be part of the solution to tackling climate change.
Indigenous peoples took center stage at the COP on Tuesday when they made a strong call to be part of the solution to climate change.
¡°The need for urgency is obvious,¡± said COP23 President and Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama, at the opening of the conference.
BULA! That¡¯s the Fijian word for ¡°welcome.¡± So, bula to Bonn and bula to our live blog of the UN Climate Change Conference.
One year after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Bonn Conference, which opens on 6 November in Germany, will be an opportunity for nations around the world to show their ambition for climate action and their determination to keep their promises.
