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Remarks by President Biden at the Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello again, everyone. Welcome back. As I mentioned this morning, meeting the moment on climate change must begin with a recognition that every nation has a responsibility and every nation is at risk. Hurricanes and wildfires don’t confine
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The Cop26 presidency convened a climate and development ministerial on 31 March 2021 Ministers from Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, the European Union, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands,
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The report, to be unveiled at London Climate Action Week and updated for COP26, will include a list of the best cooling products that use natural (or no) refrigerants. A new project examining the pathway to zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the global cooling sector, including HVAC&R product recommendations, has been
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At a virtual meeting, the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC decided to postpone the UN Climate Change meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB52) until next year. The meetings are to take place in the World Conference Centre in Bonn, Germany at a date which has yet
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The COP26 President, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma and Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa spoke at the launch of the Race to Zero campaign on World Environment Day (5 June 2020). Italy is assuming the COP26 Presidency in partnership with the UK. They were joined by the
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New dates for COP26 have been proposed by the UK government. They would see the climate change conference put back a year. Government ministers are reported to have suggested 1 – 12 November 2021 for the climate change conference. To be held at Glasgow's SEC, the event that had been timetabled
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The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) issued a response to the decision to postpone the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC due to the global COVID-19 crisis. The statement emphasizes the vulnerability of African countries to the negative impacts of climate change,
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UN Secretary General António-Guterres said the same leadership required to fight COVID-19 is needed to address the climate crisis.Participants underscored the opportunity for a green, resilient recovery from COVID-19, with economic stimulus packages supporting decarbonization.Ministers underscored the need for enhanced NDCs without delay, despite the postponement of COP 26 until
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In a briefing to Member States about the UN Climate Change Conference COP26, taking place in Glasgow in November, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called 2020 “a pivotal year for how we address climate change”, adding that success in Glasgow depends on countries, the private sector and civil society demonstrating that they are taking
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Nigel Topping has been appointed by the UK Government as its High Level Climate Action Champion ahead of UN climate talks, COP26. Mr Topping will help drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change and coordinate this work with governments and parties to the United Nations Framework
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