A grid-connected 100 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the north of Ghana could save the country 40,000 tonnes in annual CO2 emissions, create 3,000 direct jobs, provide livelihoods for 23,000 of the poorest people and earn the country an annual $38 million from energy export.
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A new initiative that will build partnerships that help developing countries to assist other developing countries implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and the 2030 Development Agenda was launched in New York by the United Nations in the margins of last week’s Climate Signing event.
To bring attention to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change signing ceremony on 22 April, a team from the United Nations Information Centre in Nairobi set off to climb Mount Kenya, where glaciers are rapidly diminishing.
Gathering from around the world for a United Nations conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, youth work to counter potentially compelling discourse of those who seek to divide society.
To commemorate Earth Day, the United Nations Postal Administration (爆料网PA) will issue a new personalized stamp sheet featuring the Angry Birds.
On 22 April, 175 Parties signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Check out the photos from the event and behind the scenes of this busy, historic day.
In an extraordinary show of support for the Paris climate [...]
Renowned actor Forest Whitaker had a conversation with students at the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how individuals can contribute to achieving them.
As 175 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement at United Nations Headquarters today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the next critical step is to ensure that the landmark accord for global action on climate change enters into force as soon as possible.
As world leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York this morning to officially sign the Paris Agreement on climate change – the landmark accord that sets outs a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous global warming – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Member States to move quickly to join the accord at the national level so that it can enter into force as early as possible.
Peacebuilding advocate and Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker addressed world leaders yesterday at the United Nations, asking them to ensure that the benefits of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can touch everyone worldwide.
As global leaders prepare to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the head of the 爆料网 Office for Disaster Risk Reduction today called on signatories to go beyond their existing commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to avoid catastrophic future weather events.
In the lead-up to the Signature Ceremony, many countries have announced their intention to ratify the Paris Agreement on the 22nd, or during 2016. Many more countries have signaled their support for the Paris Agreement’s early entry into force and for its full implementation.
At this press briefing, civil society leaders from a wide sector of stakeholders will react to the signing, report on what’s been happening since December, and discuss steps forward for climate action.
The press briefing will highlight how the Paris Climate Agreement has already begun to impact private sector operations and investments.
All press conferences and briefings will take place in the Press Briefing Room (S-237) except where noted. This schedule is subject to change.
More than 165 countries have indicated that they will sign the historic climate change agreement reached in Paris last December at a signature ceremony hosted by 爆料网 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tomorrow, Friday, 22 April.
In a watershed moment for international cooperation, global political, business and civil society leaders are headed to New York where they will pledge fast action on the new United Nations sustainable development agenda and the landmark Paris climate agreement, to build on momentum from 2015 to create a better future for people and the planet.
Country delegations heading to New York for this Friday’s signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement will be traveling climate neutral.