Raising Ambition for Climate Action
IPCC Assessment of Climate Change Science Finds Many Changes are Irreversible
The report finds that global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least 2050 and changes such as those in the ocean, ice sheets, and global sea level are irreversible. Read
Indonesia’s LEDS Identifies Partnerships as Key to Achieve Paris Agreement
Indonesia’s long-term low-emission development strategy emphasizes the role of international partnership through trade and investment, research, technology cooperation, finance flows, and capacity development. Read
Stakeholders Identify Gaps Across HLDE Themes, Provide Recommendations
It remains to be seen whether governments can address stakeholders’ concerns that might stand in the way of new, ambitious energy compacts in a way that would help the world win the race against time and achieve SDG 7. Read
EU Unveils Planned Carbon Tax on Imports Amid U.S., Japanese Concerns
The mechanism aims to protect the EU’s domestic industry from carbon leakage. Read
Localizing the 2030 Agenda
Yokohama Program Supports Sustainable Solutions in Partner Cities
New brief identifies lessons learned while sharing Yokohama’s expertise in sustainable urban development with other cities. Read
Saving Young Lives, Protecting the Planet, and Growing the Economy: Road Safety for 2030
Our guest authors identify three ways to make streets safer for children and youth everywhere. Read
Number of the Day
IPCC Working Group I’s contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report indicates the effects of strong, rapid, and sustained emission reductions in terms of global surface temperature trends will begin to emerge after around 20 years. Read
Current and Upcoming Events
Events Calendar
Click the calendar to view the full lineup of global SDG events and processes, or see highlights below.
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International Youth Day 2021 (view) 12 August 2021 | Virtual
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Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (view 23 August – 3 September 2021 | Virtual |
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Regional Climate Weeks 2021: Ministerial Session for Latin America and the Caribbean (view) 23-25 August 2021 | Virtual |
Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution (view) 1-2 September 2021 | Virtual
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IUCN World Conservation Congress (view) 3-11 September 2021 | Virtual
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High-level Dialogue on Energy (view) 24 September 2021| New York City, US |
