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  1. Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with CEOs from Indian member companies of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development [unofficial transcript]

    ... We owe a great deal to Dr. Pachauri, through his fourth IPCC report, which we launched in Valencia in November last year, and even before that, the consistent efforts by the IPCC, and the consistent efforts by scientists. The scientists have proved it ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at Roundtable on “How to Move Further, Faster to Minimize Carbon Footprints” [as prepared for delivery]

    ... as close to 1.5 degrees as possible, as spelled out by the IPCC 1.5-degree report.   We need a clear pathway that will bring us to ... emissions in line with the recommendations of last year’s IPCC 1.5 degree report through a combination of energy demand reduction, ...

  3. Secretary-General's briefing to an informal meeting of the General Assembly

    ... my journey was in Valencia, Spain, where I helped launch the IPCC Synthesis Report of all the Panel's unequivocal findings so far. This ... urgency of the situation itself, as underscored by the IPCC. Let us also look to our own house. I am determined to ensure that ...

  4. Note to Correspondents: Joint Appeal from the UN System to the Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit

    ... all, as stated in the Paris Agreement.  As set out by the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is ... we intend to align with the recommendations of the IPCC report, and we will take concrete steps in energy demand reductions in all ...

  5. Press Conference at Seattle Chamber of Commerce

    ... greenhouse gas emissions by the level recommended by the [IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by 2020, and they should be ... to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as been recommended by the IPCC. I know that the [U.S.] Senate is still deliberating this domestic ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at the meeting of Millennium Development Goal Advocates

    ... on this climate change agreement in September. The IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] has made it quite clear. I launched the 5th assessment report of the IPCC last year in Copenhagen.  Scientists have said that to have global ...

  7. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of Bert Bolin

    ... impact. He is moved that Professor Bolin was able to see the IPCC be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month, and negotiations launched at ... Secretary-General joins Professor Bolin's colleagues in the IPCC and around the world in giving thanks for his work, and in resolving to ...

  8. Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on data released by World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

    ... by the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The IPCC report that found that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Segment of the 15th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development

    ... of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasizes that the science on climate change is very clear, that the ... all fronts in order to avert some of the most catastrophic IPCC forecasts. Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks to Economist Sustainability Summit

    ... displaced by war and violence.  Just two weeks ago, the IPCC confirmed that half of humanity is already living in the danger zone.  ... pace with accelerating impacts, as highlighted by the recent IPCC report.  This means bankable, ready-to-go projects that protect ...