{"id":27117,"date":"2017-06-02T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=27117"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:52:50","slug":"green-economy-is-the-economy-of-the-future-says-un-chief-urging-commitment-to-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2017\/06\/green-economy-is-the-economy-of-the-future-says-un-chief-urging-commitment-to-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Green economy is ‘the economy of the future,’ says UN chief, urging commitment to climate action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Underscoring the threats posed by climate change \u2013 those already apparent, as well as those sure to impact the future of the planet \u2013 United Nations\u00a0Secretary-General<\/a>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres today urged Governments worldwide to \u201cstay the course\u201d and remain committed to climate action.<\/p>\n

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[Climate change] is undeniable,\u201d Secretary-General Guterres\u00a0told the media at a press encounter<\/a>\u00a0in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose that will be betting on the implementation of the\u00a0Paris Agreement<\/a>, on the green economy, will be the ones that have a leading role in the economy of the 21st century,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Referring to the United States, where President Donald Trump announced yesterday the country’s withdrawal from the landmark climate accord, Mr. Guterres added: \u201cIn relation to US society, I am deeply convinced that States, cities, the business community, the civil society, will also remain engaged, will bet on the green economy, because the green economy is the good economy, it is the economy of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Paris Agreement \u2013 agreed in December 2015 and entered into force in November a year later \u2013 aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.<\/p>\n

Also today, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, voiced concern over the US withdrawal from the Agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is inconsistent with its obligations to those affected by climate change,\u201d said the High Commissioner in a\u00a0tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Agreement cannot be renegotiated based on the request of a single Party \u2013 UNFCCC secretariat<\/em><\/h5>\n

Separately, the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC<\/a>) \u2013 the international environmental treaty under whose auspices the Paris Agreement was negotiated and agreed \u2013 expressed \u201cregret\u201d at the announcement that the US will withdraw from the accord.<\/p>\n

In a statement yesterday, the UNFCCC secretariat said that it took note of the announced intention to renegotiate the modalities for the US participation in the Agreement and, in that regard, the secretariat stood ready to engage in dialogue with the US Government regarding the implications of the announcement.<\/p>\n

However, it also pointed out that the Agreement \u2013 signed by 195 Parties and ratified by 146 countries plus the European Union \u2013 \u201ccannot be renegotiated based on the request of a single Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt enjoys profound credibility, as it was forged by all nations and is supported by a growing wave of business, investors, cities, states, regions and citizens,\u201d added the secretariat, noting that remains committed to continue working with all Governments and partners in their efforts to \u201cfast forward\u201d climate action at global and national levels.<\/p>\n

Climate changing because of human activity \u2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/em><\/h5>\n

Also today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) \u2013 the international body for assessing the science related to climate change, which provides a scientific basis for governments at all levels to develop climate related policies \u2013 underscored that scientific evidence behind climate change is clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe climate is changing and it is changing because of human activity,\u201d Jonathan Lynn, the head of Communications and Media Relations at IPCC, told journalists at a regular press briefing in Geneva.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the last IPCC report put it: ‘Without additional mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptation, warming by the end of the 21st century will lead to very high risk of severe, widespread and irreversible impacts’,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

At the same briefing, Deon Terblanche, Director of Atmospheric Research and Environment Department at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that while the agency had not run new models overnight, an assumption could be made that in the worst case scenario, temperatures could rise by an additional 0.3 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level by the end of the century.<\/p>\n

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Via UN News Centre<\/a>

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