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ActNow has one million climate actions taken around the world

Climate actions that is, by individuals signing on to the ActNow campaign. People everywhere are starting with 10 simple steps to solve the climate crisis. Change a habit. Make a new choice. Check out the campaign to learn what you can do, because the future is in your hands. And for kids, don’t miss the Climate Action Super Heroes.

Shaping the trends that shape our world

UN Chief Economist and UN DESA Assistant Secretary-General Elliott Harris

Climate catastrophes, a global pandemic, automation of jobs – the interconnected crises unleashing havoc on our world seem to have slipped out of our control and taken a life of their own. But a new report by the UN Economist Network stresses that the five greatest challenges facing humanity are all human-made and can be shaped by our policies. We talk to UN Chief Economist Elliott Harris who has led this analysis by economists in dozens of UN entities.

MARRAKECH: Ban hails 'new dawn of cooperation on climate change,' urges action on Paris accord

14 November 2016 - Ten days after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change, world leaders showed strong support for the implementation of this agreement at the opening of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, (COP 22) today.