*[Enwl-eng] Here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! (8.12.23)

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                              UN Global Climate Action

                              8 December 2023



                              Top of the COP

                              High-Level Champions' Newsletter for COP28






                              ‘GenerationCOP28’ - Empowering Youth Leaders 
through Education







                              Driving the day





                              Young people are stepping up to the climate 
challenge - not just as the leaders of tomorrow, but as change-makers of 
today. Through education and empowerment, countries can help to realize the 
potential of young people - as powerful change agents - capable of 
galvanizing ambition across their economies.



                              Rising up



                                a.. Youth Stocktake: Youth inclusion in 
global climate action has risen steadily over the past decade, as shown by 
the Global Youth Statement, which brings together more than 700,000 inputs 
from young people from 150 countries around the world. However, there are 
clearly many gaps in the participation of younger generations which - once 
filled, will unlock their potential as change-makers, both today and in the 
future. That’s why the Youth Stocktake will be published today; to provide 
an assessment of key milestones, and challenges that need to be addressed to 
bring global children and youth to the international climate arena. As well 
as evaluating progress, the Youth Stocktake will also establish a mechanism 
to strengthen the role of young people in the climate negotiations going 
forward.



                                a.. The Children and Youth Pavilion: ‘By the 
youth, for the youth’: The Children and Youth Pavilion has returned to COP 
for a second year of amplifying the voices of young people, and driving 
action on global climate policies to secure their futures. If you have yet 
to visit the Pavilion, today is an ideal day to visit and to engage in 
lively discussions, panel events and creative workshops with young people 
who are passionate about climate justice.



                                a.. Every job is a climate job: The UAE and 
UNESCO will host an Education Ministerial meeting this evening encouraging 
countries to commit to improving climate education to meet the needs of 
youth, educators and future workforces across the education and vocational 
training landscape. As well as highlighting the myriad opportunities for 
young people to inspire and lead, the meeting will act on the insight that 
83% of workers want to take action on climate change through their jobs, 
according to Kite Insights.



                              Resilience



                                a.. Youth join Race to Resilience: The Race 
to Resilience campaign has welcomed its first youth-led initiative partner, 
joining during COP28. The Green Africa Youth Organization is dedicated to 
providing solutions to pressing environmental issues through youth 
empowerment, skills development and public education. The Organization works 
directly with local communities to reduce the exposure of climate vulnerable 
groups, such as children, youth and women, working on issues from disaster 
risk reduction, sustainable agriculture, to renewable energy activism.



                                a.. Measuring Resilience: Race to Resilience 
partner, Arup, has published a practical guide to help organizations report 
practical outputs and outcomes of their resilience work to align with the 
campaign’s metrics framework and assess progress towards its overall goals. 
Arup developed the paper alongside the High-Level Champions.



                                a.. Resilient Planet Initiative: A new data 
initiative is underway to empower communities, farmers, cities, businesses 
and financiers with information on climate risk, to boost their ability to 
adapt through resilience solutions. The Resilient Planet Initiative is the 
outcome of the efforts of High-Level Champions’ partners working on 
resilience supported by Google.org. The founders of the data hub - the 
Insurance Development Forum, UNDRR and the University of Oxford - invites 
new partners to join the initiative, starting now and culminating at COP29.



                                a.. Universities join the Race to Zero: 
Universities and colleges around the world are stepping up and taking action 
to reduce their own emissions, according to the Race to Zero Progress Report 
released this week. Some 1,193 universities are now in the campaign 
(including the University of Dubai), up by 6% since 2022. Of those, 97% have 
a net zero emissions target and 45% a published transition plan.


                              Shipping News



                                a.. Green Maritime Africa Coalition: To help 
to build a zero-emission, resilient maritime sector in Africa, key public 
and private organizations will launch the Green Maritime Africa Coalition 
(GMAC) today. GMAC is focused on promoting the supply and use of 
zero-emission fuels in Africa’s maritime sector, in line with the 
International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2050 decarbonisation plan. By 
convening maritime stakeholders, including governments, policymakers, 
shipping companies, charterers, port operators, banks and universities, GMAC 
seeks to strengthen Africa’s voice in global efforts to reduce GHG 
emissions.





                              About the High-Level Champions


                              Created under the Paris Agreement, the UN 
Climate Change High-Level Champions have a mandate to connect the work of 
national governments with voluntary and collaborative action taken by 
cities, regions, businesses, investors and civil society worldwide. Through 
the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns, the Champions are 
mobilizing robust, science-based commitments and actions to reduce 
emissions, build resilience and end nature loss in line with limiting global 
warming to 1.5C.




                              For more news from COP28, visit 
climatechampions.unfccc.int.





                              Call for major climate action announcements: 
Global Climate Action


                              The secretariat is tracking major climate 
action announcements made at COP 28 – including the launch of initiatives 
and declarations and the reporting of progress information on existing 
initiatives and declarations.

                              The announcements will be featured on the COP 
28 Event page of the UNFCCC’s Global Climate Action Portal and will help 
inform the global climate action outcomes at COP 28. You can notify us of 
your announcements using this form.





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