As climate impacts intensify, the world is moving further away from the Paris Agreement goals. Currently there is no credible pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Even if countries meet their climate commitments, emissions will only reduce by 10% by 2030. We must do more. To avoid a climate catastrophe. we must cut emissions by 45% by 2030. Its time for an urgent, large-scale transformation in: Electricity supply Industry Transport Construction Food systems As costs of renewable energy fall, we must transition away from fossil fuels. Through subsidies and tax schemes, governments can support sustainable agriculture. Companies can cut food loss and waste and we can rethink our diets. ~US$6 trillion per year is required to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy, just 2% of total financial assets globally. Business as usual will result in 2.8°C warming by the end of the century. Every fraction of a degree matters. The solutions are within our reach. Learn more in UNEP’s 2022 Emissions Gap Report: https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report Thumbnail image: Moniruzzaman Sazal/Climate Visuals Countdown

Nairobi, 27 October 2022 Droughts, floods, storms and wildfires are devastating lives and livelihoods across the globe. Loss and damage from the climate emergency is getting worse by the day. And global and national climate commitments are falling pitifully short. The window to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees is closing fast. Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut by 45 per cent this decade. But as today’s emissions gap report confirms, they remain at dangerous and record highs and still rising. Under current policies, the world is headed for 2.8 degrees of global heating by the end of the century. In other words, we are headed for a global catastrophe. The emissions gap is a by-product of a commitments gap. A promises gap. An action gap. That gap must be filled – starting with COP27 in Egypt. G20 countries spew eighty per cent of global emissions. Developed countries must lead in boosting their national climate plans. I recognize the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in the light of national circumstances. But emerging economies must also do more if we are to have a fighting chance of keeping 1.5 alive. They need financial and technical support to do so. Just Transition Energy Partnerships are poised to help heavily coal-dependent emerging economies speed their shift to renewables. These partnerships are moving ahead in India, Indonesia, South Africa and Viet Nam. These coalitions of support must be expanded to even more countries. The recommendations in today’s report are clear. End our reliance on fossil fuels. Avoid a lock-in of new fossil fuel infrastructure. Invest massively in renewables. Renewables are a win-win-win solution for climate action, guaranteeing energy security, providing affordable access to electricity and generating new jobs. To accelerate the deployment of renewables, it is high time for an historic pact between G20 developed and emerging economies to turbocharge the just energy transition. This pact would require developed countries to help emerging economies access low-cost finance, technologies, critical minerals and other raw materials. At the same time, Multilateral Development Banks – especially the World Bank Group – must commit to greater climate action. They must overhaul their entire business model and approach to risk to leverage massive private finance at reasonable cost. This is essential to helping developing countries reduce emissions and build climate resilience at scale. Private sector investors and other financial institutions must also step up with concrete actions. Commitments to net zero are worth zero without the plans, policies and actions to back it up. Our world cannot afford any more greenwashing, fake movers or late movers. At COP27, I look forward to receiving the recommendations of my Expert Group on net zero commitments of businesses, investors, cities and regions. As today’s report makes clear, we are headed for economy-destroying levels of global heating. We need climate action on all fronts – and we need it now. We must close the emissions gap before climate catastrophe closes in on us all. Thank you. Learn more: https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) took place from 6 – 20 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and ended with a breakthrough agreement on a new loss and damage fund for vulnerable countries. Here is a 10-minute summary of some of the conference's highlights. UN Climate Change on Twitter: twitter.com/UNFCCC UN Climate Change on Instagram: instagram.com/UNclimatechange UN Climate Change on Facebook: facebook.com/UNclimatechange The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The UNFCCC is also the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of all three agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development. #COP27 #UNClimateChange

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres gives his speech at the opening ceremony of the World Leaders Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26). UNFCCC on Twitter: twitter.com/UNFCCC UNFCCC on Instagram: instagram.com/UNclimatechange UNFCCC on Facebook: facebook.com/UNclimatechange Watch more on the COP26 Channel: YouTube.com/COP26 The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom is a crucial opportunity to achieve pivotal, transformational change in global climate policy and action. It is a credibility test for global efforts to address climate change and it is where Parties must make considerable progress to reach consensus on issues they have been discussing for several years. COP 26 comes against the background of widespread, rapid and intensifying climate change impacts, which are already impacting every region on Earth. Also, COP 26 comes against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the urgent need to build back better for present future generations to ensure a safe future. The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The UNFCCC is also the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of all three agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development. #COP26 #UNFCCC #ClimateChange

Remarks by Former President of the United States Barack Obama at COP26. UN Climate Change on Twitter: twitter.com/UNFCCC UN Climate Change on Instagram: instagram.com/UNclimatechange UN Climate Change on Facebook: facebook.com/UNclimatechange Watch more on the COP26 Channel: YouTube.com/COP26 The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom is a crucial opportunity to achieve pivotal, transformational change in global climate policy and action. It is a credibility test for global efforts to address climate change and it is where Parties must make considerable progress to reach consensus on issues they have been discussing for several years. COP 26 comes against the background of widespread, rapid and intensifying climate change impacts, which are already impacting every region on Earth. Also, COP 26 comes against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the urgent need to build back better for present future generations to ensure a safe future. The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The UNFCCC is also the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of all three agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development. #COP26 #UNClimateChange #BarackObama

Prince William and the Earthshot Prize finalists took part in the World Leaders Summit at COP26. Prince William introduced the 2021 Earthshot winners and finalists to the assembled leaders and called for further support for innovation to repair the planet. -- Over the last ten years, the evidence that we face urgent challenges to protect the environment has become indisputable, and it’s clear that the time to act is now. Drawing inspiration from the concept of moonshots, which since the moon landing in 1969 has become shorthand to talk about the most ambitious and ground-breaking goals, Prince William announced The Earthshot Prize: an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the planet. We believe in the power of human ingenuity to prove to us all that the seemingly impossible is possible. -- Learn more about The Earthshot Prize here: https://earthshotprize.org/ The Earthshot Prize on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theearthshotprize The Earthshot Prize on Instagram: twitter.com/TheEarthshotPrize The Earthshot Prizes on Twitter: facebook.com/TheEarthshotPrize The Earthshot Prizes on Facebook: instagram.com/TheEarthshotPrize #EarthshotPrize #PrinceWilliam #ClimateChange #ClimateSolutions

Sir David Attenborough has shared his hope for COP26 as People's Advocate #COP26. Footage courtesy of Netflix, Inc Additional footage supplied by WWF-UK YouTube Originals / Jack's Gap https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTqEu1wZDBju2tHkNP1dwzQ Black Bean Productions Getty NASA Aerialcollection.com - GoodPlanet - Yann Arthus-Bertrand _____ The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Head to the COP26 website: https://ukcop26.org/ Follow COP26 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/COP26 Follow COP26 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cop26uk/ Follow COP26 on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cop26uk Subscribe to the COP26 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/cop26 Watch more on the UN Climate Change channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/climateconference #COP26 #ClimateChange #Climate