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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Reaction to the Climate Action

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 2:18 pm | UNFCCC

"President Obama's climate action plan is a necessary next step to meet an immediate, worrying shortfall in action to deal with climate change and can be a critical move forward on the path towards a new, global climate agreement. It remains vital that ... More >>

UN Climate Change Conference In Bonn

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:29 pm | UNFCCC

At UN Climate Change Conference In Bonn, One of Three UNFCCC Negotiating Bodies Suspends Work More >>

Media Statement By UNFCCC Executive Secretary On IEA Report

Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 12:49 pm | UNFCCC

(Bonn, 10 June 2013) - Statement by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres on the occasion of the release of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook Special Report "Redrawing the energy-climate map”: More >>

UNFCCC Executive Secretary on crossing of 400 ppm CO2

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 10:55 am | UNFCCC

(Bonn, 13 May 2013) Reacting to the fact that the global concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last week passed the 400 parts per million mark, the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana ... More >>

Governments Begin Bonn Talks to Discuss Climate Action

Thursday, 2 May 2013, 12:52 pm | UNFCCC

Governments Begin Bonn Talks to Discuss Options Towards 2015 Global Climate Agreement and How to Drive Climate Action More >>

Governments and Observer Organizations to Meet In Bonn

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:36 am | UNFCCC

Governments will convene in a week's time in Bonn, Germany for discussions on the scope, structure and design of the 2015 global climate agreement. The agreement is to enter into force from 2020, and is to apply to all signatories of the UN Framework ... More >>

Promoting Access to Low-Carbon Development in Africa

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:01 am | UNFCCC

As part of their work to support African nations along a low-emission path to development, partner UN agencies, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Bank group are hosting the fifth Africa Carbon Forum in Cote d'Ivoire, on 3-5 ... More >>

UN seeks financing for climate-friendly investment examples

Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:58 am | UNFCCC

Beginning today through the end of May, people and institutions can submit examples of financial innovations for activities that curb greenhouse gas emissions or help the poor and vulnerable adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. More >>

UNFCCC tries to expand clean development mechanism projects

Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:28 am | UNFCCC

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and the East African Development Bank (EADB) have signed a partnership agreement to establish a regional collaboration centre in Kampala, Uganda in an effort to increase participation ... More >>

UN Climate Change secretariat & Climate Group join forces

Monday, 10 December 2012, 11:47 am | UNFCCC

PRESS RELEASE: UN Climate Change secretariat and The Climate Group join forces to encourage government and business leadership on climate change read the release on our website: http://unfccc.int/files/press/press_releases_advisories/application/pdf/pr20120512_mfc_climategroup.pdf More >>

New Finance Models to address Climate Change

Friday, 30 November 2012, 3:27 pm | UNFCCC

* The World Economic Forum and UN Climate Change secretariat forge a partnership to showcase new models for financing climate-friendly investments * The partnership, to be launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, will benefit from ... More >>

Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism 5000th Project

Monday, 19 November 2012, 12:27 pm | UNFCCC

Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism Registers 5000th Project Read The Release On Our Website: More >>

Latest Round Of “Lighthouse Activities”

Monday, 12 November 2012, 12:12 pm | UNFCCC

United Nations Climate Change secretariat selects latest round of “Lighthouse Activities” which combat climate change and help the urban poor read the release on our website: More >>

One billionth certified emission reduction milestone

Saturday, 8 September 2012, 3:18 pm | UNFCCC

PRESS RELEASE: Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism passes one billionth certified emission reduction milestone More >>

Climate Finance

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 2:25 pm | UNFCCC

PRESS RELEASE: Governments, private sector and civil society work towards developing common understanding of how to scale up mobilization of long-term climate finance read the release on our website: More >>

Steps from historic Durban Climate Change Conference

Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:38 pm | UNFCCC

Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects ... More >>

Ministers Determined to Build on Durban Climate Conference

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 10:26 am | UNFCCC

Ministers and high-level officials from 32 countries meeting informally in Bonn 4-5 May have expressed determination to build on the strong momentum of the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban to curb greenhouse gas emissions. More >>

UNFCCC Secretariat Issues Call For Proposals

Friday, 20 January 2012, 1:09 pm | UNFCCC

(Bonn, 19 January 2012) – The secretariat of the UN Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) has issued a call for proposals for the host of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC), as requested by governments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban at the ... More >>

Statement By UNFCCC Chief On Canada's Kyoto Withdrawal

Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 11:07 am | UNFCCC

The Durban agreement to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol represents the continued leadership and commitment of developed countries to meet legally binding emission reduction commitments. It also provides the essential foundation of confidence ... More >>

S-S GATE, UNDP and UNFCCC join hands to help green COP 17

Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:49 pm | UNFCCC

Certified emission reduction (CER) credits from a clean development mechanism project in Johannesburg will be used to offset the travel of UNFCCC Secretariat staff and supported delegates to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17). The Secretariat ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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