Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE asked how to create more effective partnerships between Governments, civil society and the private sector. Technologies exist to de-carbonize, he said, but political will is missing. She pointed to the International Finance Corporation’s Amundi Planet Emerging Green One fund — which has taken money from pension funds in Europe to invest in emerging market green bonds — as an example of best practice. The IPCC maps out four pathways to achieve 1.5C, with different combinations of land use and technological change. Throughout the second discussion, panellists stressed the need to promote technology transfers, provide targeted development assistance and create favourable financing packages that allow vulnerable States to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change. However, lack of resources means such programmes fail to be fully implemented. Such action must be based on a new narrative that promotes systemic change, said Manish Bapna, Executive Vice-President of the World Resources Institute. Further echoing the global youth’s call to action was United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who said young people are demanding that today’s leaders act on behalf of future generations. “Our future is in your hands, do not let the hope of the world be in vain,” she concluded. Half of the population is under the age of 35 and the United Arab Emirates was among the first countries to appoint a Minister for Youth, he noted. Mr. KURTICA told youth leaders “you are the voters of tomorrow, use your power”. First published on Sun 7 Oct 2018 21.00 EDT. The Sustainable Development Goals, however, have been very impactful in the corporate world. Carbon pollution would have to be cut by 45% by 2030 – compared with a 20% cut under the 2C pathway – and come down to zero by 2050, compared with 2075 for 2C. Ms. SCHMIDT called on them to “pursue action for change”. At the current level of commitments, the world is on course for a disastrous 3C of warming. • By 2100, global sea level rise would be 10cm lower with global warming of 1.5C compared with 2C. The world is no safer from a climate catastrophe after this meeting than it was before. “We haven’t got much time” to rectify the problems, he said, which present an existential threat. Development in harmony with nature is possible and sustainability efforts must incorporate cities — where 70 per cent of global carbon emissions are produced. At 2C extremely hot days, such as those experienced in the northern hemisphere this summer, would become more severe and common, increasing heat-related deaths and causing more forest fires. “We have presented governments with pretty hard choices. During the first discussion panellists, Member States and civil society representatives asserted that the time for discourse has passed. “This report is really important. Climate change is one of the most devastating problems that humanity has ever faced—and the clock is running out. She added that young people have a lot of power to raise their voices in that domain. Warning of ‘climate catastrophe,’ UN says 2020 among hottest years ever ... coal and natural gas by 6% each year by 2030 to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, the international community is not on track to meet its goals or those set forth in the Paris Agreement. Johan Rockström, a co-author of the recent Hothouse Earth report, said scientists never previously discussed 1.5C, which was initially seen as a political concession to small island states. I want to use this report to do something big in China.”, The timing was good, he said, because the Chinese government was drawing up a long-term plan for 2050 and there was more awareness among the population about the problem of rising temperatures. Medics warn of coronavirus ‘catastrophe’ in Lebanon as cases surge. Insects, which are vital for pollination of crops, and plants are almost twice as likely to lose half their habitat at 2C compared with 1.5C. Future vast global infrastructure investment must be sustainable and climate-friendly. Developing countries require a new quantifiable objective for climate action financing, she stressed. “Two years ago, even I didn’t believe 1.5C was possible but when I look at the options I have confidence it can be done. But the greatest difference would be to nature. Addressing the real‑life impact of climate change was Shedona Richardson, youth representative of Grenada. The term has been used to describe the threat of global warming to the planet, and to urge aggressive climate change mitigation. The UK has announced its NDC, with an emissions cut of 68% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, a marked improvement on its 2015 NDC containing only a 53% cut, though climate experts said a … She called for zero tolerance of sexual violence among all warring parties. “People in Beijing have never experienced so many hot days as this summer. Ms. ESPINOSA asked what the implementation expectations were for COP25 set to be held in Chile from 2 to 13 December. For information media. Highlighting the meeting’s theme, Ms. Espinosa called for an intergenerational approach to climate change. Ms. FOUAD responded to the youth representative that discussions for the Paris Agreement had led to a commitment of $100 billion in climate funding by 2020. Here’s what you can do. Experts warn that the next 10 years are crucial if the planet is to avoid a climate catastrophe. “The impacts of climate change are our new normal,” she said, adding that world leaders are failing to act. “That was the day mother nature fought back after being treated so unkindly for so long,” she said, adding that the international community is failing to act as small island developing States face the existential threat of climate change. ... efficiency of buildings and creating an electric car club to help it become carbon-zero by 2030. He noted that the Green Climate Fund operates in 150 developing countries through a country-driven approach, and every project must have a non-objection from the country. Facing increased poverty, food insecurity, water stress and environmental damage, he said:  “We have no excuse not to act.”  He further noted that humankind has the tools to address the crisis in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. “Climate change is occurring earlier and more rapidly than expected. The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday put Jair Bolsonaro into a strong position to carry out his threat to do the same and also open the Amazon rainforest to agribusiness. “We show it can be done within laws of physics and chemistry. Time and carbon budgets are running out. Ensuring adequate support for adaptation accounts for 54 per cent of the Fund’s grant portfolio, with funds primarily direct to the most vulnerable States. The discussion featured presentations by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister for Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates; Martha Delgado, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico; Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders Group and former President of Ireland; Krishnee Appadoo, youth representative of Mauritius; and Manish Bapna, Executive Vice-President of the World Resources Institute. Then the final tick box is political will. Little-noticed treaty could help delay climate catastrophe. The meeting — held pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/219 (2017) — will run through 29 March with a focus on protection of the global climate for present and future generations, in the context of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. PRAMISHA THAPALIYA, youth representative of Nepal, said youth will bear the brunt of the intergenerational problem. She noted that the European Union is the top provider of development assistance worldwide, with climate initiatives being increasingly integrated into funding priorities. But that figure rises to more than a third of the planet if temperatures rise to 2C. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE said climate change is the most pressing challenge facing the international community and the situation will continue to deteriorate if further action is not taken. Mr. HASSAN said the current generation has a duty to establish and ensure intergenerational equity in terms of resource conservation. “We have no more time to waste,” she added. But analysts say there is much work to be done, with even pro-Paris deal nations involved in fossil fuel extraction that runs against the spirit of their commitments. During the summit last weekend, 45 countries presented enhanced 2030 climate-action plans. In the run-up to the final week of negotiations, there were fears the text of the report would be watered down by the US, Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich countries that are reluctant to consider more ambitious cuts. “We all know that the green economy is the future, but we must make sure that everyone benefits, and no one is left behind,” he said. She noted the current mechanisms for climate finance are not available to youth organizations. Next year the IPCC will release the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, and Climate Change and Land, which looks at how climate change affects land use. The General Assembly then held a high-level panel discussion on “Means of implementation”, moderated by Jayathma Wickramanayake, Special Envoy for Youth of the Secretary-General. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE asked how young people can tap into the Green Climate Fund. “We must address this global emergency with ambition and urgency,” he stressed, remarking that climate change threatens decades of development progress and plans for inclusive sustainable development. Just over a decade is all that remains to stop irreversible damage from climate change, world leaders heard today as the General Assembly opened a high‑level meeting on the relationship between the phenomenon and sustainable development. Statistics suggest vulnerable countries such as small island developing States receive a mere 2 per cent of climate funding. Climate models project robust 2 differences in regional climate between present-day and global warming up to 1.5°C 3, and between 1.5°C and 2°C 4 (high confidence), depending on the variable and region in question (high confidence). “But tools are no use if you don’t use them,” he stressed, adding: “We need action, ambition and political will.”. She called for low-carbon technologies to be packaged with favourable financing terms. He encouraged young people to organize and access the Fund. Pointing to the “hundreds of thousands — perhaps millions” of people affected by cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, he noted such events are becoming more frequent and will become worse without urgent, immediate action. Scientists who reviewed the 6,000 works referenced in the report, said the change caused by just half a degree came as a revelation. “We are the last generation that can prevent irreparable damage to our planet,” General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (Ecuador) warned the gathering in her opening remarks, stressing that 11 years are all that remain to avert catastrophe. The Climate Centre in Morocco is helping Africa deal with the Sahel region, and the country is researching solar and new types of energy technology. Young people make up nearly half of the global population of 7.7 billion but are underfunded in the domain, and the Green Climate Fund must take note to redress the inequity. The main factor that prevented action on climate change then is still present: ... the physical capacity to make the required reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in time to stave off an environmental catastrophe once the political obstacles have been removed. Turning to population growth, he said Africa may have 4 billion inhabitants by the end of the century. Michał Kurtyka, Secretary of State at the Ministry for Energy and Environment of Poland and President of the Twenty‑fourth Conference, said that a people-centred approach to climate change mitigation emerged in Katowice. Oceans are already suffering from elevated acidity and lower levels of oxygen as a result of climate change. Climate crisis is a term describing global warming and climate change, and their consequences.. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE closed the meeting by repeating:  “We are running out of time”. Mr. MANZANARES said helping developing countries access climate financing is the core goal of the Green Climate Fund and adaptation is the priority for the most vulnerable countries. Echoing other speakers, he called for more involvement by young people. Policymakers commissioned the report at the Paris climate talks in 2016, but since then the gap between science and politics has widened. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 45% below 2005 levels by 2030. “I invite you all to commit to 2020 being the last year carbon emissions increase due to human activities,” she said, noting that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires meeting climate benchmarks. She called for a road map for financing for sustainable development principles. One model shows marine fisheries would lose 3m tonnes at 2C, twice the decline at 1.5C. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE asked Mr. Manzanares what percentage of the Green Climate Fund’s portfolio is dedicated to adaptation and how support for adaptation can be increased. Morocco established the Marrakesh Proclamation calling for capacity-building and technology transfer. Global warming is approaching 3°C above pre-industrial levels. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE next asked Mr. Hassan what approaches were being taken in the Maldives to strengthen resilience and adaptation. PETTERI TAALAS, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), noted the recent Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawai and Zimbabwe, oceans warming by half a degree, and the most expensive hurricane season in Caribbean history, all of which demonstrate a worsening situation demanding action. “We have a millennia of knowledge to contribute,” she said. She asked Ms. Svedling what policy interventions are needed to achieve emission cuts and how intergenerational equity factors into those strategies. The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) presents the key findings of the Special Report, based on the assessment of the available scientific, technical and socio-economic literature relevant to global warming of 1.5°C. The direct impact of climate change hits the poorest nations hardest as they lack resources to properly mitigate the phenomenon. For every remaining tonne (CO2 equivalent) that we emit, we will remove a tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, to achieve net zero climate impact by 2030. In the afternoon, the General Assembly held a high-level panel discussion on “Synergies between climate and sustainable development agendas”, moderated by Inga Rhonda King (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), President of the Economic and Social Council. “We need an economic model of hand-me-downs,” he said. “This is the largest clarion bell from the science community and I hope it mobilises people and dents the mood of complacency.”. Pointing to agents of change, he stressed the importance of the role of women as key decisions makers, adding that the summit will assemble Governments, the private sector, local authorities and other organizations. Such efforts allow for genuine action that recognizes the link between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals. This is more about technology than politics.”, James Hansen, the former Nasa scientist who helped raised the alarm about climate change, said both 1.5C and 2C would take humanity into uncharted and dangerous territory because they were both well above the Holocene-era range in which human civilisation developed. The Green New Deal is a plan to mobilize every aspect of American society to 100% clean and renewable energy, guarantee living-wage jobs for anyone who needs one, and a just transition for both workers and frontline communities—all in the next 10 years. Indigenous people have a “law” to pass on information to younger generations. Reforestation is essential to all of them as are shifts to electric transport systems and greater adoption of carbon capture technology. In terms of private sector engagement, she said road maps are being presented by business sector representatives outlining climate initiatives. The General Assembly then held a fireside chat of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At 1.5C the proportion of the global population exposed to water stress could be 50% lower than at 2C, it notes. “Now is the time for action,” she said, pointing to the direct impact climate change is having on small island developing States, women and young people. Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the US – the world’s biggest source of historical emissions – from the accord. “I hope this can change the world,” said Jiang Kejun of China’s semi-governmental Energy Research Institute, who is one of the authors. Ms. SVEDLING pointed to a fossil-free initiative in Sweden and the importance of multilayered discussion between unions, businesses, politicians and youth representatives. Citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 special report and its warning that humankind has less than 12 years to avoid potentially irreversible climate disruption, he announced the convening of a climate action summit, calling on leaders to meet in New York on 23 September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance nationally determined contributions by 2020. Sea-level rise would affect 10 million more people by 2100 if the half-degree extra warming brought a forecast 10cm additional pressure on coastlines. The exchange of ideas was inspiring, and his country had prepared a report summarizing the exchange of ideas. Inaction in the face of climate change will lead to deteriorating global health standards. A key finding of the new IPCC report is the dramatic difference that restricting warming to 1.5C above pre industrial levels would have on the global environment. She said there is a tendency to work in silos, and despite improvements in including gender requirements in proposals, real implementation of them is lacking. Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC, Mon 8 Oct 2018 02.23 EDT The Fund has built a portfolio of 102 projects worth $5 billion that includes cross-cutting city programmes and partnerships with local financial institutions. She highlighted the need for ambitious goals from every sector, including financial. All rights reserved. “If we want real change we must bring all relevant actors together,” she concluded. A national climate change plan is preparing the United Arab Emirates to transition towards a green economy, he said, calling for the inclusion of the private sector, academia and youth in climate-related summits. The Assembly will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Friday, 29 March, to resume the high-level meeting. The General Assembly’s meeting gives youth leaders hope that global leaders understand the time for action is now. But the costs of doing nothing would be far higher. If the current trend continues, global temperature will rise 2 per cent, meaning 70 to 90 per cent of Maldives coral reefs will be compromised, threatening the very existence of the country. Ms. WICKRAMANAYAKE, turning to Ms. Fouad, asked how Egypt is integrating low-carbon technologies. Worldwide, thousands of students are mobilizing around the message that we do not have a planet B and there is no future without a planet, she said, calling for their pleas not to fall on deaf ears. “That was the day mother nature fought back after being treated so unkindly for so long,” she said. Corals would be 99% lost at the higher of the two temperatures, but more than 10% have a chance of surviving if the lower target is reached. NORMA KASSI, Director of Indigenous Collaboration of the Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research, said indigenous people have sustained themselves for thousands of years, and must be included in implementation of all Sustainable Development Goals going forward. To prevent irreversible harm to Earth’s life-support systems, humanity must emit less climate-warming greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, while also removing excess carbon from the atmosphere. In December 2015, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference called for the report. Climate change threatens decades of development progress and plans for inclusive sustainable development. The report, approved in Incheon, South Korea, includes over 6,000 scientific references, and was prepared by 91 authors from 40 countries. Ms. ESPINOSA then asked about the results of the discussions in Katowice. • Arctic sea ice would remain during most summers if warming is kept to 1.5C. This is a year for practical solutions, including realistic carbon funding. “We put the world in this emergency and we must be the ones to solve the problem,” she said, noting that inclusion is essential to developing effective climate strategies. Mr. BAINIMARAMA, who served as President of the Twenty-third Conference of the Parties to the Conference, which took place in Bonn, Germany, in November 2017, known as COP23, noted that discussions were conducted not with finger-pointing but with empathy and understanding. Only our audience can – and that is the governments that receive it.”. He highlighted that the past four years have been the warmest in history and greenhouse gases have increased by 2.7 per cent. Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, today expressed great concern about serious allegations of sexual violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, including a high number of alleged rapes in the capital. To achieve these goals, people worldwide must change their patterns of consumption, she said, noting that, every year, 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted as some 2 billion people suffer of hunger and malnutrition. The half-degree difference could also prevent corals from being completely eradicated and ease pressure on the Arctic, according to the 1.5C study, which was launched after approval at a final plenary of all 195 countries in Incheon in South Korea that saw delegates hugging one another, with some in tears. Although unexpectedly good progress has been made in the adoption of renewable energy, deforestation for agriculture was turning a natural carbon sink into a source of emissions. SHEDDONA RICHARDSON, youth representative of Grenada, said climate change, global warming and the greenhouse gas effect were ambiguous terms until her life was affected by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Pointing to intensified calls by youth leaders for action on climate change, she said that 2019 must be a year of climate action at all levels. Across most areas progress has been insufficient. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Even at the current level of 1C warming, it is painful,” he told the Guardian. Addressing the heads of State and Government present at the meeting, she said:  “Our future is in your hands, do not let the hope of the world be in vain.”. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said no country or community is immune to climate-related devastation, with the poor and vulnerable the first to suffer the worst hit. Ms. DELGADO said Mexico has seized the opportunity to participate in climate-related activities within the United Nations. Countdown is a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The priority now is creating new green financial instruments to service the industry. Such a narrative needs to accord proper attention to the institutions capable of delivering on the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement. Mr. AL ZEYOUDI said the United Arab Emirates has adopted a whole-of-Government approach for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals that includes initiatives to engage with myriad stakeholders at the national and international levels. In the same day the highest barometric pressure reading ever recorded on Earth occurred over Mongolia, but in the N. Pacific the lowest ever recorded barometric pressure in a extratropical storm was recorded bringing five feet of snow to Japan and smashing cold records back to the Ming Dynasty in China. Without concrete action, the planet will continue to get warmer. A civil society representative asked how it will be possible for young people to be included in climate action and get visas to sit at the discussion table. Ms. FOUAD said such technologies yield positive results but developing countries require developed States to promote technology transfers to make them affordable. Ross Clark: A ban on gas boilers would be yet another pointless eco catastrophe. MARÍA FERNANDA ESPINOSA GARCÉS (Ecuador), President of the General Assembly, warned the Assembly that “we are the last generation that can prevent irreparable damage to our planet”. This would require carbon prices that are three to four times higher than for a 2C target. Further, Egypt launched initiatives that provide training for youth on the use of low-carbon technologies as a means to create jobs. Mexico is promoting the integration of stakeholders as a means to identify new opportunities emerging from climate action. He also asked them to demonstrate how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next decade and achieve net zero global emissions by 2050, to ensure no one is disadvantaged by climate action and to demonstrate how it leads to job creation, lower air pollution and improved public health. The floor was then opened for respondents. • If warming is kept to 1.5C, coral reefs will still decline by 70-90% but if temperatures rise to 2C virtually all of the world's reefs would be lost, “It’s a line in the sand and what it says to our species is that this is the moment and we must act now,” said Debra Roberts, a co-chair of the working group on impacts. 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