... to climate change, we often focus on the question of cutting green house gas emissions. This is understandable and necessary. But it is ... of desertification. The government has proposed new policies for better managing grasslands and pastures. Improved ...
New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date: ... took some encouraging steps towards what I would call a Green New Deal. They pledged to promote energy efficiency and a transition to ...
New York António Guterres, Secretary-General Date: ... to be calling for a New Social Contract and a New Global Deal to create equal opportunities for all and respect the rights and freedoms ... the Sustainable Development Goals. Second, we need a green recovery that will tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. Let ...
... in another May, a generation later. Today, too, new forces are gathering. Today, too, dramatic change is at hand. ... also be solutions to climate change. I call this a Green New Deal. By investing in green, we create jobs and spur economic growth. ...
... peace and security tomorrow. As I see it, we face new realities. First: as a global community, we are living on the edge. ... worldwide. They took a major step toward a â??Green New Dealâ?? and vowed to reach agreement at the UN climate change ...
... tool to unlock emission cuts, boost renewables, and grow the green economy. Greater ambition is needed across the board, along with much ... to the needs of developing countries. We need a new Bretton Woods moment as the system we have was created after the Second ...
New York Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General ... of these priorities directly. As the world continues to deal with the impacts of our changing climate, we need to ensure that ... better” by building a world that is carbon-neutral, green, just, and resilient, with African youth especially women, at the helm ...
New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date: ... issue of financing, which is crucial for achieving a final deal, took centre stage. Now it is up to national leaders to ... that has been achieved. While there is now talk of green shoots of recovery, but our data show another picture. Not only do the ...
... change can also help revitalize the global economy. Clean, green technologies can spur growth and create millions of jobs. Cloaked within ... be further strengthened. I have met representatives of the new administration and also the current administration. I hope there should be ...
New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date: ... change agreement. It is essential that they Seal the Deal. It must be comprehensive. It must be fair. It must be ... But it will pay off in the long-run. The Green Economy is the wave of the future. Copenhagen can give it a ...
