Simon Stiell is Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Ambitious and Accelerated Climate Action: A Blueprint for Course Correction

Those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are among the most vulnerable. Two children walk in a nearly dry riverbed, in Gombe, Nigeria, 18 January 2023. Macocobovi, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) briefs the press on the opening day of the Climate Change Conference held in Bonn, Germany, 5 June 2023. UNclimatechange
Wind turbines and power station in the Ngong Hills, Kenya, 2 May 2021.

The Climate Ambition Summit convened by the Secretary-General is a critical moment to prepare for a COP that delivers strong and concrete outcomes. We need to do more, faster.