UNCTAD began a weeklong forum examining ways to solve the climate crisis, particularly sea level rise and other risks to small island nations.
GENEVA (AN) — The main U.N. body dealing with trade, investment and development issues began a weeklong forum on Monday examining ways to solve the climate crisis, particularly sea level rise and other risks to small island nations.
"I speak to you as a prime minister and as a human. I'm here to tell you that the small island developing states need your help," Saint Lucia's prime minister, Allen Chastanet, told the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's forum.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber insists the world's seventh largest oil producer sees the 1.5° climate goal as its "North Star."
New measurements show a dramatic decline in the health of glaciers and sea ice, perpetuating the cycle of warming.
In 2015, nations committed to hold global warming to no more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or preferably 1.5°.
Some in the developing world fear that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention away from the dangers of climate change.
“The path to justice for his killing remains fully blocked," said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
The idea is to speed up the adoption of a global economic model that more closely aligns with the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals.
The talks center on climate, financial services and more cooperation among governments and private partners.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber insists the world's seventh largest oil producer sees the 1.5° climate goal as its "North Star."
