Distinguished Participants,Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to welcome you to this Energy Day special event on cohesion between government, companies and communities towards a sustainable energy transition.
I wish to thank the Ministry of Energy of Chile for convening this timely dialogue.
Distinguished Participants,
Four years have passed since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change were adopted by world leaders. We continue to see progress and strong momentum for implementing the transformative Sustainable Development Goals.We are seeing progress in promoting gender equality, reducing child and maternal mortality, and providing basic infrastructure and services such as access to electricity, clean water and sanitation. .
Yet progress is still too slow and uneven:• Hunger is on the rise,• inequalities are increasing,• decent work deficits persist, and• the negative trends in biodiversity loss and green-house gas emissions continue unchecked.
The challenges facing the poorest and most vulnerable communities and countries are exacerbated by climate change. We are not on track to meet many of the Goals, or to keep the global temperature rise within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Therefore, we must step up, raise ambitions and scale up action.
Ladies and gentlemen,
To accelerate implementation, the UN Secretary-General, at the SDG Summit held in September, called for a Decade of Action to deliver on the SDGs.
Energy is recognized as one of the specific solutions that link up and have impact across all the SDGs.
The newly released Global Sustainable Development Report – prepared by an Independent Group of Scientists – identifies energy decarbonization with universal access, as one of the six entry points to accelerate achievement across the SDGs.
This is also supported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report, which shows that limiting warming to 1.5ºC is still possible. However, it requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, along with land, industry, buildings, transport and cities.
That is why all countries must be united to accelerate the global energy transformation. Yet, we cannot focus on energy alone to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
It is essential that we put people first in this transition.
Distinguished participants,
We need a just transition to ensure that the decarbonization of the economy will work to enhance – and not limit – economic opportunities and social justice.
Enabling transitions to decent work is critical for those whose livelihoods are tied to sectors dependent on fossil fuels. Indeed, the transition to low carbon economies itself can become a strong driver of job creation, poverty eradication and social justice.Ladies and gentlemen,
The Paris Agreement on climate change, together with the 2030 Agenda, are our guide to ensuring that policies are inclusive and serve all segments of society, including the most vulnerable, without discrimination.
At the Climate Action Summit, the Secretary-General announced the launch of the “Climate Action for Jobs initiative”. This aims to put job creation and the protection of livelihoods at the center of the national climate action plans.
Let us build on these efforts and work together at all levels of society to ensure that no one is left behind.
I thank you.
I am pleased to welcome you to this Energy Day special event on cohesion between government, companies and communities towards a sustainable energy transition.
I wish to thank the Ministry of Energy of Chile for convening this timely dialogue.
Distinguished Participants,
Four years have passed since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change were adopted by world leaders. We continue to see progress and strong momentum for implementing the transformative Sustainable Development Goals.We are seeing progress in promoting gender equality, reducing child and maternal mortality, and providing basic infrastructure and services such as access to electricity, clean water and sanitation. .
Yet progress is still too slow and uneven:• Hunger is on the rise,• inequalities are increasing,• decent work deficits persist, and• the negative trends in biodiversity loss and green-house gas emissions continue unchecked.
The challenges facing the poorest and most vulnerable communities and countries are exacerbated by climate change. We are not on track to meet many of the Goals, or to keep the global temperature rise within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Therefore, we must step up, raise ambitions and scale up action.
Ladies and gentlemen,
To accelerate implementation, the UN Secretary-General, at the SDG Summit held in September, called for a Decade of Action to deliver on the SDGs.
Energy is recognized as one of the specific solutions that link up and have impact across all the SDGs.
The newly released Global Sustainable Development Report – prepared by an Independent Group of Scientists – identifies energy decarbonization with universal access, as one of the six entry points to accelerate achievement across the SDGs.
This is also supported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report, which shows that limiting warming to 1.5ºC is still possible. However, it requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, along with land, industry, buildings, transport and cities.
That is why all countries must be united to accelerate the global energy transformation. Yet, we cannot focus on energy alone to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
It is essential that we put people first in this transition.
Distinguished participants,
We need a just transition to ensure that the decarbonization of the economy will work to enhance – and not limit – economic opportunities and social justice.
Enabling transitions to decent work is critical for those whose livelihoods are tied to sectors dependent on fossil fuels. Indeed, the transition to low carbon economies itself can become a strong driver of job creation, poverty eradication and social justice.Ladies and gentlemen,
The Paris Agreement on climate change, together with the 2030 Agenda, are our guide to ensuring that policies are inclusive and serve all segments of society, including the most vulnerable, without discrimination.
At the Climate Action Summit, the Secretary-General announced the launch of the “Climate Action for Jobs initiative”. This aims to put job creation and the protection of livelihoods at the center of the national climate action plans.
Let us build on these efforts and work together at all levels of society to ensure that no one is left behind.
I thank you.
File date:
Tuesday, December 10, 2019