UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for "bold action and much greater ambition" in fighting climate change. Latin American and Caribbean nations can heed the call by strengthening their national climate plans by 2020 and setting net-zero emissions targets for 2050.
Blog Posts: international climate policy
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by and - In too many countries, decision-making on climate change rests solely in the hands of a limited set of policymakers and planners. This is a lost opportunity to build awareness, political commitment and accountability for the kind of transformational change needed to get the world on a more sustainable path.
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by , , and - Climate negotiators in Bonn, Germany left with only mixed progress in maintaining the spirit and strengthening the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Here are the highs and lows.
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by and - Seven important questions about how the new Paris Agreement Rulebook will help countries implement the Paris Agreement are answered.
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by - Under the Paris Agreement, countries' long-term climate strategies are meant to plan into the middle of the century. But we have limited ability to foresee future technology, business, lifestyle and political developments. How can policymakers deal with this uncertainty?
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by - From sustainable fashion to "micromobility," seven stories playing out in 2019 will influence the future of environment and international development.
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by - Emissions are still rising when they need to be declining. We are using more oil and gas, and though coal is declining in some places it is surging in others.
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by - World's third-largest emitter aims to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050.
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by and - The Paris Agreement rulebook will transform the landmark climate treaty from a vision into reality. Will countries finalize it this year, as promised?
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by , and - Next month’s UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland (COP24) is seen by many as the most important climate negotiation since 2015, when 196 countries adopted the landmark Paris Agreement. COP24 is the critical moment for countries to establish rules for turning the Agreement's vision into reality.
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