An independent report requested by the UK Prime Minister for G7 by Nicolas Stern (June 2021) Read and download report >> OVERVIEW Challenge, vision and overarching strategy at a critical moment in history The COVID-19 pandemic is a continuing human tragedy. It has exacerbated the risks and vulnerabilities that had been building in the global…
Powering sustainable food systems for everyone
published : 7 May 2021 at 04:00
2 In file photo dated latest 9 April, Central Group in Thailand wins two prestigious Climate Action Awards from the United Nations. Private and public sectors have geared toward creating sustainable food system to reduce carbon footprint. (Photo courtesy of Central Group)
The 17 members of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate generate around 80% of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. That means they have the power to pull the brakes on the climate emergency. With political leaders from the world s richest countries gathering for a US-hosted climate summit on Earth Day last month, they must acknowledge their shared responsibility to the planet and everyone on it.
Assessing China’s Energy and Climate Goals
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Aerial photo taken on February 24, 2021, shows a molten-salt solar thermal power plant in Dunhuang, northwest China s Gansu Province.
Sam Hananel
China is the world’s largest greenhouse gas producer.
1 As such, the world needs the Chinese government to take ambitious, urgent action to reduce emissions. In September 2020 at the United Nations, and again at the recent Leaders Summit on Climate convened by U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed China to aiming to have carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
The Biden administration inherited a set of foreign policy and national security institutions in serious need of repair. An overreliance on the military combined with emerging challenges that the existing infrastructure is ill-suited to address has showcased the need to shift away from an approach that defines American national interests primarily as security from foreign threats. The need for rebalancing the U.S. approach to national security was made even more clear by the January 6 insurrection, in which pro-Trump extremists violently stormed the U.S. Capitol. Consistent with CAP’s recommendations, the Biden administration has taken a number of steps to repair trust in these institutions and recalibrate the U.S. approach to national security, including:
Largest virtual gathering of world leaders tackles climate crisis
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United States President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders to a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate from April 21–22. Country representatives included the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, or the 17 countries with the largest economies and greenhouse gas emitters.
“Thank you @POTUS @JoeBiden for convening the #LeadersClimateSummit,” wrote Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, in a tweet. “Europe will be the 1st climate neutral continent. But it does not want to be the only one. Let’s all commit to ambitious emission reductions by 2030, on the way to net-zero by 2050.”