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Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:41 am UN Climate Change News, 27 May 2021 - Today, world leaders convened at the Climate Breakthroughs Summit -- a collaboration between the World Economic Forum, Mission Possible Partnership, the UN Climate Champions, and the UK COP26 Presidency -- to demonstrate progress in critical sectors of the global economy, including steel, shipping, green hydrogen and nature. At the Summit, Maersk was among the major new joiners of the Race to Zero campaign, committing to halving their emissions by 2030 in line with achieving the long-term goal of full decarbonization under th...

The energy transition must be backed by a strong and holistic approach to policy-making by governments. The key to this lies in more specific nationally determined contributions - and the year of COP26 is the year to do it. The very first automobiles, introduced in the 1880s, were expensive, niche, and used only by the rich. Within 30 years, Ford’s Model T entered mass production. This pushed the number of car-owning households in the US from 8% in 1918 to 60% by 1928, and triggered the spread of electrification, suburbs, cinemas, shopping centres, sophisticated advertising and much more. T...

COP26 President launches challenge to deliver net-zero 'tipping points' in every sector The UN High-Level Climate Champions and COP26 President Alok Sharma have today (28 January) unveiled a radical new roadmap to push the global economy towards net-zero emissions, targeting a range of near-term, sectoral tipping points to deliver decarbonisation. Currently, corporate commitments under the Race to Zero campaign cover more than 12% of the global economy and $9.8trn in revenue The Race to Zero Breakthroughs have been published in a special paper by the UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 Pre...

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Date Time Launch of UN Race to Zero Breakthroughs UN Climate Change News, 28 January 2021 – The UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 President Alok Sharma, COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, together with the UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, today launch the Race to Zero Breakthroughs at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda. Race to Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero-carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable grow...