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particular through the action plan on Action
for Climate Empowerment and the Gender
Action Plan.
In parallel with the formal negotiations,
the Global Climate Action space at COP28
provided a platform for governments,
businesses and civil society to collaborate
and showcase their real-world climate
solutions.
The High-Level Champions, under the
Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate
Action, launched their implementation
roadmap of 2030 Climate Solutions. These
are a set of solutions, with insights from a
wide range of non-Party stakeholders on
effective measures that need to be scaled
up and replicated to halve global emissions,
address adaptation gaps and increase
resilience by 2030.
The conference also saw several
announcements to boost the resilience
of food and public health systems, and to
reduce emissions related to agriculture and
methane.
fully aligned with the 1.5°C temperature
limit.
The negotiations on the ‘enhanced
transparency framework’ at COP28 laid the
ground for a new era of implementing the
Paris Agreement. UN Climate Change is
developing the transparency reporting and
review tools for use by Parties, which were
showcased and tested at COP28. The final
versions of the reporting tools should be
made available to Parties by June 2024.
“We must get on with
the job of putting the
Paris Agreement fully
to work.”
COP28 also saw Parties agree to Azerbaijan
as host of COP29 from 11-22 November
2024, and Brazil as COP30 host from
10-21 November 2025. The next two years
will be critical. At COP29, governments
must establish a new climate finance goal,
reflecting the scale and urgency of the
climate challenge. And at COP30, they
must come prepared with new nationally
determined contributions that are economywide, cover all greenhouse gases and are
Simon Stiell
UN Climate
Change Secretary
“In early 2025, countries must deliver
new nationally determined contributions.
Every single commitment – on finance,
adaptation, and mitigation – must bring us
in line with a 1.5-degree world.”
“My final message is to ordinary people
everywhere raising their voices for change,”
Stiell added. “Every one of you is making a
real difference. In the crucial coming years
your voices and determination will be more
important than ever. I urge you never to
relent. We are still in this race. We will be
with you every single step of the way.”
“The world needed to find a new way. By
following our North Star, we have found
that path,” said COP28 President, Dr. Sultan
Al Jaber during his closing speech. “We have
worked very hard to secure a better future
for our people and our planet. We should be
proud of our historic achievement.”
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MAY 2024
