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MOEFCC Secretary Launches COP26 Charter of Actions Prepared by TERI in Glasgow
Glasgow: “Discussions on climate action must start with those people and areas which are going to have greatest of the impact from climate change,” said Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…
U.S. Announcements on World Leaders Summit Forest and Land Use Event
On November 2, 2021, world leaders gathered to commit to ambitious action to reduce emissions and enhance carbon sequestration from forests and other ecosystems. This action is critical to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
The United…
State Department’s Clean Energy Demand Initiative Brings Together Companies and Countries to Meet…
Today at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the Bureau of Energy Resources at the U.S. Department of State launched the Clean Energy Demand Initiative…
Launching the First Movers Coalition at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference
At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States announced the launch of the First Movers Coalition, a new platform for companies to harness their purchasing power and supply chains to create early…
University of Canterbury has become the first tertiary institution in Aotearoa New Zealand to join…
It has signed up to the United Nations-backed global campaign Race to Zero, which aims to halve global emissions by 2030 and has a membership of over 1000 educational institutions worldwide.
The campaign will be represented at the global…
$12 billion donor support to halt and reverse forest loss and protect land rights
12 countries from around the world will come together in Glasgow today (2 November) to pledge unprecedented levels of public finance for the protection, restoration and sustainable management of forests.
The comprehensive package of…
UK welcomes work to develop global sustainability reporting standards alongside 37 international…
The IFRS Foundation has announced the establishment of an International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to develop comprehensive global baseline sustainability reporting standards under robust governance and public oversight. The IFRS…
COP 26: UK pledges over £55m to partner with Pakistan to fight climate change, manage water more…
The UK has announced more than £55m of support to help Pakistan tackle climate change as part of the COP26 global climate change summit this week.
As global leaders come together for COP26, this is a critical time for Pakistan. It has…
US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue launch: partnering to accelerate global clean energy transition at…
UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng met with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today (4 November 2021) at the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, where they discussed strengthening cooperation to accelerate the global…
Prime Minister’s address at the launch of ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’…
Excellencies,
The launch of 'Infrastructure for Resilient Island States' - IRIS, gives a new hope, a new confidence. It gives the satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countries.
I congratulate the Coalition for…