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Political leaders make the case for stronger action on climate

Bonn, 13 November International energy and environment ministers have today urged the global community to act faster and stronger to make the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Speaking at Climate Action’s annual Sustainable Innovation Forum, the political leaders, including Scotland and Norway, advocated partnerships between Government, energy and technology companies in order to avoid dangerous climate change.

The leaders also discussed creative strategies for the financing and sourcing of renewable energy in the global market.

Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, said: “We need to look at the entire economy in this energy transformationWe need regulations and we need incentives”.

Adding: “A carbon tax is essential and more countries should implement it

Roseanna Cunningham, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform stressed the need to take the leap into sustainability: “Once you make the commitment, things will go a lot faster than people imagine…once you start out on this road, you will be successful. We’ve come a long way, but we have to do a lot more”.

Bertrand Piccard, Pilot of the Solar Impulse, said: “When we speak of innovation, it is not a question of new ideas, it is a question of getting rid of old habits…You can only create jobs and sustain growth today if you are cleaner and more efficient. That is the paradigm shift.”

A report from UN Environment last month highlighted that current plans to combat climate change will fall far short of the Paris Agreement, which commits all 196 nations to limit warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The ‘Emissions Gap’ report makes clear that a temperature increase of at least 3 degrees Celsius remains very likely.

The remarks took place during the opening sessions of the Sustainable Innovation Forum in Bonn. 600 delegates representing national governments and the private sector have gathered to discuss new ideas and solutions to the climate crisis.

The forum is the largest business-focused event taking place during COP23 and is hosting the only US pavilion at the talks: ‘We Are Still In’.


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For more information, please contact:
Adam Wentworth, Editor, Climate Action. Email: adamw@climateactionprogramme.org Phone:
Notes:
1. More information on Climate Action and the 8th Sustainable Innovation Forum can be found here:http://www.cop-23.org/ ; http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/
2. UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report can be found here: https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report
 

rbristow@climateactionprogramme.org

Lien :http://www.cop-23.org/

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