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UN Global Climate Action
23 January 2024
High-Level Champions'
Newsletter
2024: a year of unprecedented hurdles and
limitless possibilities
Welcome to the 108th edition of the UN Climate
Change High-Level Champions Newsletter.
As we stand at the threshold of a new year,
2024 presents unparalleled potential and unprecedented challenges. It is not
merely the dawn of another year but a critical juncture that demands our
collective commitment to accelerating emissions reductions, fostering
adaptation to protect vulnerable communities, fortifying resilience on a
global scale, and safeguarding and restoring nature and biodiversity.
Infusing climate and nature in the biggest
election year in history
In the mosaic of human history, 2024 emerges
as a defining chapter. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has
officially confirmed that 2023 is the warmest year on record, by a large
margin. Crucially, 2024 will be the biggest election year in history, with
countries representing more than half the world’s population - over four
billion people - sending their citizens to the polls. In the midst of global
elections - where the choices we make will reverberate for generations to
come - we can play a crucial role in ensuring that climate and nature
permeate the electoral discourse. By forging broad alliances, leveraging
influence, and driving public engagement, all non-State actors - from
farmers, to companies, to Indigenous Peoples - can collectively propel
climate action to the forefront of electoral agendas.
The ‘existential politics of climate change’
mean that it is becoming imperative for communities to unite at the local
level, fostering resilience and grassroots action. By coalescing within
cities, states and regions, communities can ensure that momentum persists.
In the face of inevitable setbacks, localized efforts become the bedrock for
climate resilience - impactful change often begins from the ground up.
COP 28: A beacon of hope
The achievements of COP 28 in Dubai stand as a
beacon of hope. The final COP 28 declaration, the UAE Consensus, made it
clearer than ever that we must transition away from fossil fuels in a just
and equitable manner, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up
finance. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries came together in Dubai with a
decision on the world’s first ‘global stocktake’ to ratchet up climate
action before the end of the decade – with the overarching aim to keep the
global temperature limit of 1.5°C within reach.
COP 28 also underscored the importance of the
global goal on adaptation and its framework in strengthening resilience and
reducing vulnerability to climate change. The vital importance of protecting
and restoring nature, in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework, was also reinforced, for example, through the agreement to halt
and reverse deforestation by 2030 and other terrestrial and marine
ecosystems.
The COP 28 decisions set out a to-do list for
Parties and partners to work together to achieve deep, rapid and sustained
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5 °C pathways. The
stocktake calls on Parties to take actions towards achieving, at a global
scale, a tripling of renewable energy capacity and doubling energy
efficiency improvements by 2030. The list also includes accelerating efforts
towards the phase-down of unabated coal power, phasing out inefficient
fossil fuel subsidies, and other measures that drive the transition away
from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable
manner, with developed countries continuing to take the lead.
Now these signals must be translated into real
economy transformation, reflected in updated nationally determined
contributions (NDCs), and supported by legislation and effective climate
action at all levels and through enhanced international cooperation. Through
the stocktake, Parties further recognized that achieving this transformation
requires all stakeholders and urged Parties and non-Party stakeholders alike
to join forces to accelerate delivery through inclusive, multilevel,
gender-responsive and cooperative action.
There’s no technical and economic reason we
cannot reduce emissions down to zero by 2050, through rapidly cutting
emissions and protecting and restoring nature to boost its capacity to
capture carbon.
Realising the art of the possible
Taking emissions reductions, for example, The
International Energy Agency (IEA) states that global annual renewable
capacity additions increased by almost 50% to nearly 510 gigawatts (GW) in
2023, the fastest growth rate in the past two decades. On this trajectory,
global capacity should increase to 2.5 times its current level by 2030 - but
falls short of the goal to triple capacity. And countries must go beyond
adding renewables, by also actively showing the intent to replace fossil
fuels. National net zero targets cover 88% of global GHG emissions, but only
7% of those emissions are covered by any kind of national commitment to
phase-out exploration, production or use of coal, oil or gas. Contrary to
popular belief, the build-out of renewable energy supply does not require a
surge in capital expenditure (capex). By reallocating energy capital from
fossil fuels to renewables, a new report finds that a net growth in capex of
only 2 percent per year is needed, which is in line with the past seven
years, and much lower than in the decade after 2000.
The art of the possible is clear within the
Breakthrough Agenda, which provides an established, collaborative process —
supported by 57 countries, covering over 80% of global GDP, to make clean
technologies and sustainable solutions the most affordable, accessible, and
attractive option by the end of 2030. With this initiative channeling global
cooperation in seven key sectors: power, road transport, steel, hydrogen,
agriculture, buildings, and cement and concrete - it’s clear that systems
change is not only possible, but more affordable than maintaining our
current destructive, legacy systems.
The art of the possible is also reflected
within the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SSA). While countries are
increasingly reaping the benefits of moving towards clean energy
technologies, the growing momentum on adaptation is generating myriad
opportunities for societies and economies to advance resilient development
towards 2030 and beyond. The SSA provides a set of clear and tangible
near-term solutions that enable adaptation and resilience transformations
across all systems to make 4 billion vulnerable people resilient by 2030. As
highlighted in the SSA Implementation Report, progress across systems is
happening. In 2023, for instance, there was greater recognition of the
importance and potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) in Coastal and
ocean systems, with almost 100 new or updated NDCs including at least one
coastal and marine NbS - and funding is starting to flow on mangrove
protection and restoration projects.
The above are but a subset of why
transformational change can be realized. The Summary of Global Climate
Action at COP 28 and the Yearbook of Global Climate Action – the seventh
edition of the annual report on global climate action – outline several
other opportunities for stronger collaboration to radically enhance ambition
and action to achieve our collective climate goals.
Your support is needed!
We want to thank you for being part of this
movement to transform our economies. This year, we invite you to join the
campaigns and action-oriented frameworks as outlined in the 2030 Climate
Solutions, as the primary infrastructure for global climate action. Race to
Zero is the world’s largest coalition of multi-stakeholder non-State actors,
with over 13,500 members taking action to halve global emissions. You can
see Race to Zero’s 2023 Progress Report here, and activities at COP28 here.
While its sister campaign, Race to Resilience, has mobilised USD 40 billion
for work in 164 countries through its 647 members. You can see Race to
Resilience’s 2023 Progress Report here.
And if you are already a partner of the Races,
we ask that you please introduce the campaigns to your networks and
ecosystems to help increase their influence and impact. We also invite you
to showcase your leadership in implementing net zero - by sharing your
progress against our ‘5 Ps’ and the preparation of transition plans which
light the way for others.
The leadership and increased ambition, action
and collaboration of this community is critical to ensuring a strong,
action-oriented, all-of-society response, to advance the outcomes of COP 28
and turn them into tangible progress.
Read on…
How the Breakthrough Agenda is catalysing
international cooperation on climate change by Simon Sharpe, Director,
Economics and Kapil Narula, Senior Analyst, Breakthrough Agenda, Climate
Champions Team.
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In case you missed it
a.. Non-State actors and observer
organizations in the UNFCCC are encouraged to suggest topics to be discussed
at the global dialogues under the Sharm el-Sheik mitigation ambition and
implementation work programme in 2024. The call for submissions is open
until 1 February. The work programme was operationalized at COP 27 and
through the global dialogues (GDs) and investment-focused events (IFEs) set
up a forum to facilitate an active interaction between Parties and non-Party
stakeholders, with the High-Level Champions supporting the effective
participation of non-Party stakeholders. Instructions on how to make a
submission and background information on last year’s dialogues that focussed
on accelerating the just energy transition (GD1 and IFE1, GD2 and IFE2)
including the annual report, are available on the UNFCCC website.
b.. The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)
has partnered with the Shockwave Foundation and the Munich Re Foundation on
the Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge. RAIN
seeks to transform resilient agricultural ideas in East Africa into
sustainable businesses by identifying and supporting innovative initiatives,
aligning them with funders, and advocating for agricultural system
transformation. The call is open to not-for-profit organisations in East
Africa until 30 January 2024.
c.. Following the GST outcome at COP 28,
ICLEI released the Stocktake4ClimateEmergency Outcomes Report which presents
the key outcomes of the local stocktake initiative while highlighting the
local climate ambition and subnational alignment with national action plans.
d.. The Institutional Investors Group on
Climate Change (IIGCC) published the Net Zero Voting Guidance. The guidance
aims to assist asset owners and managers in creating net zero voting
policies, emphasizing the crucial role of voting in supporting real economy
decarbonization as part of climate-focused engagements, and aligning with
fiduciary duties and the Net Zero Investment Framework's recommendation for
achieving net zero emissions in the portfolio by 2050 or earlier.
Mark Your Calendar
a.. World Economic Forum Annual
Meeting,15-19 January, Davos, Switzerland
b.. World Governments Summit, 12 -14
February, Dubai, UAE
c.. IEA 2024 Ministerial Meeting, 13-14
February, Paris, France
d.. World Hydrogen MENA, 26-29 February,
Dubai, UAE
e.. United Nations Environment Assembly, 26
February - 1 March, Nairobi, Kenya
f.. Zero Carbon City Forum, 8-9 March,
Tokyo, Japan
g.. Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions
Conference, 11-15 March, Livingstone, Zambia
h.. Global Methane Forum 2024, 18-21 March,
Geneva, Switzerland
i.. International Renewable Energy
Conference 2024, 8-12 April, Adelaide, Australia
j.. 2024 Ocean Decade Conference, 10-12
April, Barcelona, Spain
k.. UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,
23rd Session, 15-26 April, New York, USA
l.. Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, 16-18
April, Abu Dhabi, UAE
m.. World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings,
19-21 April, Washington, D.C., USA
n.. World Energy Congress, 22-25 April,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
o.. IEA Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa,
14 May, Paris, France
p.. World Water Forum, 18-25 May, Bali,
Indonesia
q.. International Transport Forum 2024
Summit, 22-24 May, Leipzig, Germany
r.. 60th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary
Bodies, 3 -13 June, Bonn, Germany
s.. Daring Cities 2023, TBC, in conjunction
with SB 60, Bonn, Germany
t.. Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum,
4-6 June Bridgetown, Barbados
u.. G7 Summit 2024, 13-15 June, Puglia,
Italy
v.. London Climate Action Week, 22-30 June,
London, UK
w.. 26th International Union of Forest
Research Organizations World Congress, 23-29 June, Stockholm, Sweden
x.. World Water Week 2024, 25-29 August,
Stockholm, Sweden
y.. 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
(UNGA), 24-27 September, New York, USA
z.. Summit of the Future, 22-23 September,
New York, USA
aa.. New York Climate Week, 22 – 27
September, New York, USA
ab.. United Nations Convention on Biological
Diversity COP 16, 21 October - 1 November, Colombia
ac.. UNFCCC COP 29, 11-24 November, Baku,
Azerbaijan
ad.. G20 Summit 2024, 18-19 November, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
ae.. United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification COP 16, 2-13 December, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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