Tag: Climate action

UN to Convene Global Experts
United States

UN to Convene Global Experts in Tokyo on 4-6 Marchto Assess Climate Action Targets under Sustainable Development Goals

Press release (1 March 2024) — The United Nations is convening over sixty climate and development expertsfrom around the world in Tokyo from 4-6 March to assess progress on climate action targetsunder the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strategize recommendations to accelerate action. The expert meeting is mandated as part of preparations for the review this year of SDG 13 onclimate action, as part of … Continue reading UN to Convene Global Experts in Tokyo on 4-6 Marchto Assess Climate Action Targets under Sustainable Development Goals

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Green Climate Fund
Africa, Asia, Global

Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership

Press release – 12 Mar 2024 Mogadishu, Somalia – The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of climate action investment – anticipated at USD 100 million over the next year. Duarte released her 50by30 vision at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2023, announcing intentions to build a fund capable of impactfully … Continue reading Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership

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South Pole
Europe, Global

South Pole appoints sustainability leader Dr Daniel Klier as new CEO

February 28, 2024 03:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–South Pole, the leading carbon project expert and climate consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of sustainability industry leader, Dr Daniel Klier, as the group’s new Chief Executive Officer. Daniel joins from sustainability data and technology platform ESG Book, where as CEO he oversaw the company’s growth and established the business as global industry leader. … Continue reading South Pole appoints sustainability leader Dr Daniel Klier as new CEO

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Environmental
Africa, Europe, Global

A world united in environmental action

26 FEB 2024 SPEECH CLIMATE ACTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY: Inger AndersenFOR: UNEA-6 opening press statementLOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya My thanks to the members of the media for covering the sixth UN Environment Assembly, known as UNEA-6. The world has gathered here in Nairobi, the environmental capital of the world, to slow the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. We’ve … Continue reading A world united in environmental action

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AWS
Global, United States

AWS to Launch an Infrastructure Region in Mexico

February 26, 2024 AWS Mexico (Central) Region will enable customers to run workloads and securely store their content in Mexico while serving end users with even lower latency New Region reflects AWS’s long-term commitment to meeting high demand for cloud services in Latin America AWS plans to invest more than $5 billion (approx. MXN $85 billion) in Mexico SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Amazon Web Services (AWS), an … Continue reading AWS to Launch an Infrastructure Region in Mexico

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Climate
Europe, Global, Middle East

Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species – IUCN Red List

Press release – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December 2023 (IUCN) – Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals. The update, released at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, also includes the first global freshwater fish assessment, and highlights the impact of illegal logging … Continue reading Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species – IUCN Red List

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Zindi
Africa, Global, Middle East

Zindi, ITU and Huawei team up for Crowdsourcing AI Solutions for Climate Change event at COP28

By Business Desk – December 6, 2023 December 4th 2023, Dubai UAE // COP28 – The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Huawei, and Zindi jointly announced the winners of the AI/ML for 5G-Energy Consumption Modelling Challenge solutions as part of an official COP28 side event, Crowdsourcing AI Solutions for Climate Change, The AI/ML for 5G challenge, coordinated by ITU, sponsored by telecommunications giant Huawei, and hosted on the Zindi platform for data practitioners, … Continue reading Zindi, ITU and Huawei team up for Crowdsourcing AI Solutions for Climate Change event at COP28

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COP28
Global, Middle East

Key initiatives on Nature, Carbon Markets,Renewables and more announced on Day Two of Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum at COP28

Dubai, 3 December 2023: Key business and philanthropy leaders joined with leaders ofmultilateral development banks and political leaders from emerging economies at COP28today, to announce a range of initiatives aimed at harnessing the resources of businessand philanthropy for climate action. The second day of the inaugural COP28 Business & Philanthropy Forum included keyannouncements on preserving nature, energy transition alongside a methane abatementaccelerator and an initiative … Continue reading Key initiatives on Nature, Carbon Markets,Renewables and more announced on Day Two of Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum at COP28

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