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Why Davos has left me with the feeling that 2014 is the year the world can and must rise to the climate challenge

Why Davos has left me with the feeling that 2014 is the year the world can and must rise to the climate challenge

The mood, ambition and announcements at the World Economic Forum in Davos has left me feeling more energized and confident than ever that 2014 will be the year when the world can and must come together to meet the growing challenge of climate change and seize the opportunities manifest in a transition to a low carbon economy. There is almost no better place than the WEF to put your finger on the…

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Recognizing On-The-Ground Climate Solutions: Lighthouse Activity Awards

Recognizing On-The-Ground Climate Solutions: Lighthouse Activity Awards

As governments across the world prepare to arrive in Lima, Peru, to advance international cooperative climate action I would like to highlight the transformative power of entrepreneurial citizens and communities across the globe.

Today I have the honour to present to you the 2014 Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities: shining examples of climate change action that can empower governments to…

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UN Climate Change Secretariat Teams up With UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Ian Somerhalder to Produce Climate Action Documentary

UN Climate Change Secretariat Teams up With UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Ian Somerhalder to Produce Climate Action Documentary

Where there was once a dearth of good news on climate change, there is now a deluge. Not that I’m complaining! In fact, I’m pleased to add some of my own good news to the ever-lengthening list: this week the United Nations Climate Change secretariat released a new documentary that showcases inspiring stories of climate action.

The…

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El impulso para combatir el cambio climático se extiende de México a Perú

El impulso para combatir el cambio climático se extiende de México a Perú

(con Martha Delgado Peralta, Directora General de la Secretaría del Pacto Climático Global de Ciudades y miembro del Grupo Asesor de Impulso para el Cambio) – originally appeared in Reforma on 14 May 2014

Los últimos datos científicos lo dejan bien claro: los habitantes del mundo, incluidos los de México, se enfrentan a un futuro incierto si no se llevan a cabo acciones decisivas y definitorias.

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Faith leaders need to find their voice on climate change

Faith leaders need to find their voice on climate change

Saving the Earth and its peoples from dangerous climate change is an economic, social and environmental issue – and a moral and ethical one too that goes to the core of many if not all of the world’s great faiths.

Unchecked, the rise in greenhouse gas emissions is likely to visit ever higher high levels of suffering on the vulnerable, the marginalised and indeed people everywhere.

The Himalayan…

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Celebrating Earth Day (guest post by Nick Nuttall)

Celebrating Earth Day (guest post by Nick Nuttall)

An inspirational message from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres to young people at an Earth Day event in 2011 on how they have the power to create a better future

There is plenty to celebrate on this year’s Earth Day as more than a billion people in 190 countries take action to promote “green cities” as a way to build support for increased climate ambition at the local level.

At the…

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Shining a Light on Transformational Climate Action in 2014

Shining a Light on Transformational Climate Action in 2014

The Guangzhou bus rapid transit system in China, one of the largest integrated bus rapid transit systems in the world

One of the questions I struggle with on a daily basis as Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC is this: how can we scale up and speed up the transformational change needed to tackle climate change?

By “we” I mean all of us. And by “transformational” I mean radical. This is not…

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Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC

Check out the new blog of UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, featuring the climate action highlights in July 2013