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UNESCO welcomes entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change
The conditions for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change were met on 5 October, when several EU countries deposited their instruments of ratification, thus crossing the threshold of 55 countries, representing 55 percent of global emissions, that will trigger its implementation.
As of today, 74 Parties covering more than 58 per cent of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions have ratified this landmark document, which will become fully operational on 4 November.
With ‘unstoppable’ momentum, Paris climate pact set for early November entry into force – UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that the Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is set to enter into force on 4 November, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation.
“This is a momentous occasion,” said Mr. Ban as the latest instruments of ratification were accepted in deposit.
India ratifies Paris climate pact at UN, brings its entry into force 'tantalisingly close'
India today ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, bringing the treaty's entry into force "tantalisingly" close.
“The country is embarking on a sustainable development pathway. Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi calls it 'development without destruction,'” UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said after witnessing India becoming the 62nd country to deposit a legal instrument of ratification for the climate pact during a commemorative event on the International Day of Non-Violence.
World leaders spotlight 2030 Agenda, climate action at UN General Assembly’s annual debate
Speaking on behalf of Peter Thomson, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, one of the 193-member body’s Vice-Presidents, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Ambassador of Nepal, said he was encouraged by the fact that many UN Member States have already embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their national plans and policies.
International Congress REENCON-XXI “Renewable Energy XXI century: energy and economic efficiency”
International Congress REENCON-XXI «Renewable Energy XXI century: energy and economic efficiency” will be held on 13-14 October 2016 in Moscow.
The Congress is an initiative of the Russian Academy of Sciences, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” and the International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO.
As 71st General Assembly opens, new President pledges to ‘turn the wheels’ on implementing 17 Global Goals
The United Nations General Assembly today opened its 71st session, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last year, is well underway.
“The 70th Session launched the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals], and for integrity’s sake the 71st must be the year we witness the wheels turning on the implementation of all 17 SDGs,” the President of the General Assembly, Peter Thomson, said as he took an oath of office before proceeding to open the new session.
Applications are now being accepted for the international competition for best project in the field of energy conservation and energy efficiency
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, jointly with the UNDP-GEF Project "Building energy efficiency in the North-West of Russia,” organizes the 2nd international competition for the best project in the field of energy conservation and energy efficiency among students and postgraduates of higher education institutions in the Russian Federation (RF), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the countries of the European Union (EU).
2016 on pace to be hottest year ever as climate change trends reach ‘new climax’– UN
Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 on track to be the hottest-ever on record, the United Nations weather agency said today.
“Another month, another record. And another. And another. Decades-long trends of climate change are reaching new climaxes, fuelled by the strong 2015/2016 El Niño,” said World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Petteri Taalas in a press release.
