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L'urgence climatique est une conséquence directe de l'utilisation des terres et de l'agriculture, des transports, des bâtiments et des processus industriels à forte intensité de carbone, ainsi que des sources d'énergie polluantes. En l'absence de changements profonds dans ces secteurs et d'une réduction drastique de l'empreinte carbone, il y a peu d'espoir de protéger la planète des effets dévastateurs d'un monde plus chaud. 

Ce flux en direct vous tiendra au courant de toutes les dernières nouvelles de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique, connue sous le nom de 29e Conférence des Parties (COP29) à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC), qui se tiendra à Bakou, en Azerbaïdjan. 

20 Nov 2024 15:27

Listen now: How restoring nature can heal the climate

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On the latest episode of UNEP’s Resilience podcast, we ask what could be one of the most important questions of the 21st century – to what extent can restoring nature tackle the climate crisis? 

The award-winning restoration hero Constantino Aucca Chutas explains what drove him to plant ten million trees in the Andes to protect his indigenous community from the impacts of melting glaciers. Plus, UNEP's Mirey Atallah highlights why a grand restoration project in Africa is generating hope for the future. 

 

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20 Nov 2024 14:10

Questions about who should pay, and how much, dominate COP29 negotiations

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UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Negotiations continue in Baku, with next round of draft texts expected at midnight tonight, with a number of big issues remaining.

There is debate about what constitutes a “developing country” with some pushing for the likes of China and the Gulf countries to be taken out of that category, given the growth of their economies since 1992 when the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC). 

Under the UNFCCC’s classification system, developing countries are not obligated to provide financial aid to poorer countries and are instead eligible to receive aid.  

There is also, unsurprisingly, debate about the amount developing countries should provide for the new climate finance goal (NCQG) – the main outcome expected at COP29. The figure of US$200-US$300 billion per year has been bandied about, although Developing Countries want at least US$1 trillion a year. 

Speaking at a stocktaking plenary earlier today, Bolivian negotiator Diego Pacheco said on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group – which includes economies like China and India – that the lower figure was not acceptable. 

“We are unable to fathom this $200 billion to step up ambition in developing countries,” said Pacheco. “This is unfathomable. We cannot accept this.” 

Climate finance is vital for poorer countries – which are hit the hardest by climate change – to adapt to the climate crisis and be able to transition away from fossil fuels.  

So, what happens now? Currently, negotiators, under the eye of a “ministerial pairs” - one minister from a developing country and one from a developed country – are attempting to find consensus on everything from adaptation funding to carbon trading.

The next texts are due at midnight tonight Baku time, according to Yalchin Rafiyev, the COP29 presidency’s lead negotiator. These texts are eventually narrowed down (often very slowly) until the final decision is released, hopefully at some point on Friday. 

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20 Nov 2024 13:48

As plastic pollution piles up, mountain tourism reaches a crossroads

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Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja has spent years scaling the world’s highest peaks. During a seven-month stretch in 2019, he climbed all 14 of the world’s 8000m-plus mountains. The fastest anyone had ever accomplished the feat.

But during a 2021 visit to Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain, Purja wasn’t going for the summit. He was there to clean up piles of rubbish, including ropes and oxygen canisters, left behind by other climbers.

While they appear imposing, mountain ecosystems are fragile, say experts. Rubbish is a threat to wildlife and pollutes water, posing a health risk to downstream communities. Most plastic and other waste is moved by wind, melting glaciers and rain, and eventually ends up in rivers and in the oceans. This is especially worrying as the mountain ranges with their glaciers, snowpacks, lakes and streams act as water towers of the world, providing freshwater to 1.9 billion people. Read the full story.

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20 Nov 2024 12:30

African cities embrace walking and cycling as climate crisis deepens

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With one of today's themes focusing on transport, it's important to highlight the role decarbonising public transport systems can play in reaching countries emissions targets. Ensuring cycling is possible - and safe - is one way of doing that with dedicated cycle lanes important. Yet cycling, and even walking, can be a challenge in African cities.

Ephrem Bekele Woldeyesus co-founded a community organization, Along the Way, that aims to make cycling common in Ethiopia’s capital, Adis Adaba. Woldeyesus is among a growing number of campaigners and government officials who want to make cycling and walking safer in Africa’s cities, where roads are notoriously dangerous. 

They believe that will lead more people to choose what’s known as active mobility, reducing gridlock and helping to counter a climate crisis that is already sowing chaos on the continent of 1.3 billion. Read the full article here. 

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20 Nov 2024 11:54

On now: Nature, health and agriculture in cities ministerial

Riga, Latvia
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The interconnected crises of climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity loss threaten food security, clean water, and climate regulation. With global warming likely to exceed 1.5°C within the next decade, urgent adaptation is required in human settlements, focusing on ecosystem protection and restoration for planetary and human health. 

This event will explore the role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in tackling climate and biodiversity challenges while improving food security and urban health. It will feature discussions on best practices for integrating NbS into urban planning. 

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20 Nov 2024 11:00

Crunch time in Baku as negotiations continue

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UN Climate Change/Kamran Guliyev

It’s getting close to crunch time in Baku with negotiations on a number of issues from Article 6.2 and 6.4 to climate finance.  

One issue with finance is how much developing countries should pay developing countries and what form these payments should take.  

Cedric Schuster, the chair of The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) said yesterday that the “top level priority is minimum allocation floors for Small Island Developing States of US$39 billion a year and US$220 billion a year for Least Developed Countries both in grant equivalent terms. Any texts that do not include these aspects will not be acceptable for these groups.”  

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jiwoh Abdulai highlighted the issue many developing countries are focused on, namely what form this money should take. “Don’t use the word ‘donor’,” he said yesterday at COP29. “That implies charity. There is a climate debt that needs to be paid. We are talking about lives and livelihoods. Our people are paying with their lives.” 

UN Executive Secretary, Antonio Guterres told G20 leaders in Brazil last night that the “the success of COP29 is largely in your hands. I appeal to the sense of responsibility of all the countries around this table to help ensure that COP29 will be a success.” 

It is hoped that progress will be made today, although the mood in Baku is more cautious than optimistic. 

 

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20 Nov 2024 10:30

On now: A global status stocktake of the buildings and construction sector

This session will present the latest data and analysis about the buildings sector’s alignment with the Paris Agreement from the special edition of the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction. The presentation will include an update on the global Buildings Climate Tracker and will share the latest analysis of key indicators which are shedding light on the mitigation efforts implemented by governments and the private sector. 

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20 Nov 2024 08:22

On now: First Ministerial Meeting on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism

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Tourism contributes around 8 per cent to global emissions and so it has a critical role in addressing climate change, recognizing both its vulnerability to climate impacts and its potential to contribute to solutions. This event will examine how the tourism sector can help support national climate goals.  

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20 Nov 2024 08:04

Focus shifts to urbanization, transport and tourism as negotiations heat up

Aleksandar Pasaric

Today’s theme is urbanization, transport and tourism, all areas that need to decarbonise if the climate crisis is to be addressed. This High-Level Roundtable will explore the role of Nature-based Solutions in tackling climate and biodiversity challenges while improving food security and urban health.   

UNEP and IRENA are hosting an event focused on advancing electric mobility and renewable energy integration in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The event brings together key representatives from Seychelles, Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Palau, and Fiji to discuss innovative solutions for sustainable transport. SIDS face unique challenges in their transition to clean energy, including fossil fuel dependency and climate vulnerability. However, through UNEP's Global Electric Mobility Programme and with funding from Global Environmental Facility, twelve SIDS are receiving support to accelerate their shift to electric mobility. The session will explore how e-mobility and renewable energy can enhance energy security and achieve climate goals in island nations. 

This event will explore the urgent need to optimise nitrogen use in agriculture to tackle climate change, reduce and reverse environmental damage whilst ensuring food security. 

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19 Nov 2024 17:45

Some bright spots in Baku amid slow negotiations over finance

COP29
UN Climate Change/Kamran Guliyev

Amid quite slow progress in Baku, there were a few bright spots today at COP29 as negotiations over finance and myriad other issues continue. The Australian government committed US$32.5 million to the loss and damage fund. The fund was created at COP27 to help low-income developing countries offset the damage from natural disasters caused by climate change. 

The United States has said it will announce a contribution of US$325 million to the Climate Investment Funds – a set of World Bank managed trust funds for climate action for low and middle-income countries.  

The UK, New Zealand and Colombia have joined the international Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS). COFFIS is a Dutch-led coalition of governments working together to remove barriers and facilitate transparency toward the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies. It now has 16 member countries, including Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland and New Zealand.

 

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