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The first Playbook for Climate Action, developed by the Fashion Industry Charter Signatories for the industry stakeholders has been launched. The Playbook is a living guide to enable all actors of the Fashion industry to identify what climate actions to take and which initiatives and programmes could support them in undertaking their decarbonization
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The building sector is the sector with the most potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The uptake of sustainable buildings with climate-smart cooling solutions can therefore play a major role in helping countries transition to low-emissions societies, which is crucial to tackle climate change. To drive this forward, a series of four
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Policymakers can improve the chances of achieving climate goals and limiting global warming to 1.5oC by making more specific commitments to transforming national food systems. Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems, a new report published today by WWF, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), EAT and Climate Focus, finds countries are missing significant opportunities to reduce
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UN Climate Change has launched the first phase of an important transparency process on countries’ pre-2020 climate action. This first phase consists of a questions and answers period and follows on from an expert analysis of the reported information by countries earlier in the year. This first phase forms part of
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UN Climate Change is launching a new series of climate legislation webinars that aim to build the capacity of policy-makers and parliamentarians across the globe in legislation and governance-related topics that may arise in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Consisting of three parts, the series is a pathway for countries to
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International Youth Day (12 August) is a day to celebrate the voices, actions and contributions of young people in building a better world. This year’s theme is “Youth Engagement for Global Action” – an opportunity to highlight the engagement of young people in climate action at the local, national and
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The 2030 calculator is an innovative climate footprint tool to help consumers, manufacturers and brands alike understand the climate impact of consumer goods. The development of this application has been led by the Swedish Fin-Tech Doconomy as part of a wider partnership with UN Climate Change to increase awareness among stakeholders of the climate impact
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Climate action and sustainable development need strong and functioning institutions in order to be effective, successful and sustainable. And institutions need a coordinated approach to tackling corruption to prevent climate action from being undermined. This was the core message of an event on “Climate Change and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”,
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The 8th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is kicking off off its first ever virtual regional dialogue for Europe and Central Asia on 29 July 2020. This multi-stakeholder dialogue will see participation from more than 40 countries and will bring together diverse actors such as representatives from ministries of education and environment,
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Regional workshops will zoom in on how best to integrate gender into national climate policies, actions and plans. The regional workshops, the first of which will be held on 22 July for the Asia and Pacific region, will enable the sharing of relevant case studies, examples and lessons learned on the results, impacts
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