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UN Global Climate Action
11 April 2022
High Level Climate Champions
Newsletter
The Science on Mitigation of Climate Change
The more we use our proven low-carbon
solutions to cut emissions within the 2020s, the greater our chances of
limiting warming to 1.5°C. The more we delay action, burn fossil fuels and
destroy nature, the more brutal climate change will become.
That is the underlying message in the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on mitigation of climate
change, released this week.
It finds that the world has already used
about four-fifths of the carbon budget that would give us a 50% chance of
staying within 1.5°C, and makes clear that there is no more room for new
fossil fuel developments. The use of unabated fossil fuels from existing and
planned infrastructure alone would blow us past that temperature threshold,
it warns.
We can find hope in the fact that low-carbon
solutions such as renewable energy, batteries and energy efficiency work,
and they are growing exponentially as their costs fall. But we need to act
quickly if we want to capitalize on their potential, by mobilizing more
businesses, investors, cities, regions and national governments in the race
to a resilient zero-emissions future.
The cost of solar energy and lithium-ion
batteries each tumbled by 85% between 2010 and 2019, while the cost of wind
energy fell by 55%, according to the IPCC. Solar energy deployment grew more
than 10-fold over that period, and electric vehicles more than 100-fold.
Digital technologies such as sensors, the Internet of Things, robotics and
artificial intelligence can increasingly support wider sustainable
development, boosting energy efficiency and rural access to clean energy.
Work is already underway to drive
transformations across the hardest-to-abate sectors. The UN-backed Race to
Zero campaign’s 2030 Breakthroughs sets out pathways for halving emissions
within this decade in over 30 major sectors, articulating what key actors
must do and by when.
For example, the aviation sector needs to
boost the share of sustainable aviation fuel to 10% by 2030 in order to
reach 100% by 2050; the steel sector needs to have 20 operational
zero-carbon commercial-scale facilities by 2030 in order to have fully net
zero steel by 2050; and the amount of deployed green hydrogen needs to reach
25 GW prices below US$2/kg by 2026 in order to reach 500-800 million tonnes
by 2050.
In addition, Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda
launched by the UK COP26 presidency creates a framework for countries and
businesses to join up and strengthen their actions every year to make clean
solutions the most affordable, accessible and attractive option in every
sector by 2030.
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s
new World Energy Transitions Outlook: 1.5°C states that progress by 2030
depends on political will, well-targeted investments, and a mix of
technologies, with policies to put them in place and optimize their economic
and social impact. Similarly, the International Energy Agency’s roadmap for
net zero emissions by 2050 made clear that the transition requires a massive
deployment of all available clean energy technologies within the 2020s.
The Race to Zero looks forward to working
with the UN’s newly assembled expert group on net-zero commitments from
business, investors, cities and regions. This will bring added scrutiny to
the field, building on the High-Level Champions’ work of monitoring the
credibility of Race to Zero commitments and annually assembling a group of
experts to peer review the campaign’s criteria.
Globalizing Locally-Led Adaptation
People around the world are coming up with
locally-tailored ways to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate
change and thrive in spite of worsening droughts, floods, diseases, heat,
cold, storms and other changes.
The challenge of the 2020s is to bridge the
need to support and finance this on-the-ground with the need to build
resilience at a global scale – urgently.
There is no global solution to resilience,
unlike renewables may be to mitigating energy emissions. Resilience varies
according to local conditions, cultures, ecosystems, industries and impacts.
One community may need early warning systems, another to diversify its
crops, another to restore its mangroves.
Perhaps as a result, climate adaptation work
has failed to draw as much finance and attention as emission reduction
projects. To change this, we need to pool locally-led solutions into global
coalitions that share single messages – for example on regenerative
agriculture or mangrove restoration – without losing sight of how to apply
these solutions locally, worldwide.
The UN-backed Race to Resilience is already
working to foster collaboration and amplify those overarching messages, and
the Resilience Hub at COP26 gave a new platform to share experiences on
impacts of climate change and climate losses. We plan to continue those
conversations on a similar platform at COP27.
Before we get to Sharm El-Sheikh, the
High-Level Champions will convene meetings over the year to shore up
resilience work within the 2020s. Through this kind of economy-wide
collaboration, we will begin to globalise locally-led climate adaptation –
without ever losing the local focus.
The global resilience community also has an
opportunity to influence political decisions on climate action by feeding
into the global stocktake process under the Paris Agreement. This is where
global coalitions with single messages are likely to have more impact than
lots of similar but diverse inputs. The UN Climate Change secretariat have
started collecting input to the stocktake from national governments, civil
society, cities, regions, the private sector and others, which will
culminate in a synthesis and decision on next steps in late 2023.
MENACW 2022 Galvanizes Regional Momentum for
COP27
The first-ever Middle East and North Africa
Climate Week (MENACW) was held in Dubai, UAE last month. The first in-person
regional climate week since Covid-19, the event drew around 4,000
participants to more than 200 sessions, and approximately 500 speakers from
147 countries. Conversations brought together ministers and other national
government representatives with leading experts from businesses, cities,
regions, civil society, youth and academic experts. The event brought
regional momentum for a successful COP27.
The High-Level Champions worked during the
week to enhance collaboration between national governments and non-Party
stakeholders and launched the Work Programme of the Marrakech Partnership
for Global Climate Action for 2022, outlining the objectives and strategic
approach for 2022.
The Champions also hosted two Marrakech
Partnership deep-dive workshops. The Implementation Lab brought together
participants spanning from national governments to youth to talk about how
recycled water can play a critical role in supporting climate resilience and
ensuring water and food security in the MENA region. The Regionalization
Workshop provided an opportunity for the Champions to explore how to
regionalize the five-year plan for the improved Marrakech Partnership for
enhancing ambition and the 2022 work programme. The event convened in-depth
discussions on how to scale up climate action in the MENA region through the
mobilization of non-Party stakeholders; regionalization; systems
transformation; collaboration with national governments; tracking progress
and credibility; and resilience.
The High-Level Champions also participated
in a global stocktake event, taking forward their COP26 mandate to support
the effective participation of non-Party stakeholders in the process and
their commitment to make it a success. They expressed the importance of
converging messages, inclusiveness, regional balance and highlighting
forward-looking opportunities for ambitious action.
For more from Dubai, watch the Champions,
Nigel Topping and Mahmoud Mohieldin, talk about the work programme, and a
final wrap up of the week.
The Champions will take forward the outcomes
and lessons learned in Dubai towards the upcoming Regional Climate Weeks to
further regionalize the Marrakech Partnership and support stakeholders in
countries where they need it most. Watch this space for more on how to
engage!
In Case You Missed It
a.. The Race to Zero’s second annual
criteria consultation is underway, with over 150 independent experts across
eight working groups having gathered to discuss the Race to Zero criteria,
leadership principles, interpretation guide and lexicon. Before we open up
for a four-week public, written feedback consultation, we are holding a
webinar on 22 April to hear the recommendations.
a.. The UN Secretary-General has assembled a
team of experts to develop stronger standards for net-zero commitments from
the private sector, cities and regions.
a.. While the power sector is increasingly
moving to renewables, other major energy-using sectors remain highly reliant
on fossil fuels, including transport, according to IRENA’s World Energy
Transitions Outlook: 1.5°C Pathway. A holistic global policy framework is
needed to orchestrate a just transition that strengthens the international
flow of finance, capacity and technologies.
a.. 99% of the population breathes polluted
air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health
impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought, according
to the World Health Organization. Fossil fuels are responsible for most of
the harmful emissions that are linked to acute and chronic sickness, it
said.
a.. The world’s 60 largest private banks
financed fossil fuels with US$4.6 trillion between 2016 and 2021, including
US$742 billion last year, according to the Banking On Climate Chaos report
endorsed by over 500 organizations.
a.. The vast potential of groundwater can no
longer be overlooked, and there is an urgent need to manage it sustainably
by developing adequate and effective groundwater management and governance
policies, according to the UN World Water Development Report published by
UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water.
a.. The World Meteorological Organization is
leading efforts to ensure that every person in the world is protected by
early warning systems within five years, and will present an action plan at
COP27.
a.. African nations are showing the way on
dealing with e-waste. According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2020, 13
countries in Africa had an e-waste policy, legislation or regulation in
place. Their efforts can be a lesson to other nations around the world.
a.. Fisheries and aquaculture are already
under pressure from climate change, underscoring the need for companies in
the sector to incorporate science-based emission reduction targets,
according to a UN Global Compact report looking at best practices in the
area.
a.. Many countries are still failing to
realize the potential of including food systems in their climate strategies,
according to the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. This work needs to
take an equitable and inclusive approach and ensure a just transition for
people working in the sector.
a.. Wind and solar energy were the fastest
growing sources of electricity in 2021, reaching a record 10% of the global
power, according to Ember. All clean electricity now accounts for 38% of
supply. However, rebounding demand growth led to a record rise in coal power
and emissions, too.
For more news from around the Race to
Resilience and Race to Zero community, check out
climatechampions.unfccc.int.
Mark Your Calendars
a.. Our Ocean Conference: 13-14 April
b.. ECOSOC Youth Forum 2022: 19-20 April
c.. Earth Day: 22 April
d.. Race to Zero Criteria Consultation:
Public Session: 22 April
e.. Rio Earth Summit – 30 years on: 22 April
f.. IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings: 22-24
April
g.. World Forestry Congress: 2-6 May
h.. Transport and Climate Change Week 2022:
9-13 May 2022
i.. UN Conference on Combating
Desertification: 9-21 May
j.. Sustainable Energy For All Forum: 17-19
May
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