Establishing the “Carbon Law for Nature”
Humanity is facing a climate emergency. Nature has the power to help — but we must protect, manage and restore its ability to do so.
The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership are spearheading the race to a cleaner, safer, healthier and more resilient world. Through our campaigns, Race to Resilience and Race to Zero, we are elevating ambition and mobilizing credible climate action among cities, regions, businesses and investors.
Humanity is facing a climate emergency. Nature has the power to help — but we must protect, manage and restore its ability to do so.
New study reveals “vital role” of Indigenous territories and protected areas in forest conservation in the Amazon.
This year the focus for Race to Zero will be supporting the implementation of robust net zero criteria, driving systems transformation, and activating policy.
Watch the trailer of Future Forward, The Climate Pledge’s character-driven documentary series pealing back the curtain on corporate innovations and climate action.
Rethinking how to share, occupy and run the spaces we inhabit, chief sustainability officer at Johnson Controls, Katie McGinty, walks us through smart, efficient and eco-friendly ways to decarbonize buildings.
The global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, net zero recovery.
COP27 High-Level Champion, Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin & CBD Action Agenda Champion for Nature and People, Manuel Pulgar Vidal underline the importance – for climate and all of humanity – of a robust agreement for nature.
Her Excellency Ms. Razan Al Mubarak, President of the IUCN, has been announced as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion from the COP28 Presidency.
COP27 High-Level Champion for Climate Action, Mahmoud Mohieldin’s speech at the closing event, COP27 Action Agenda: Progress & Priorities, which wrapped-up a two week programme of over 50 events.
Preserving nature is a key element in the world’s effort both to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and it also happens to be good for business. But new findings show that much of the private sector continues to lag far behind in tackling deforestation and protecting biodiversity.
The Adaptation and Resilience Breakthroughs, announced today, present an adaptation solutions agenda with clear and coordinated actionable targets towards making 4 billion vulnerable people more resilient by 2030.
Race to Resilience partner, ORRAA is working with Tanzanian NGO AquaFarms Organization (AFO) to enhance the resilience of coastal communities around Dar-es-Salaam, by establishing new sustainable sources of income from the rehabilitation of mangrove forests.
Race to Resilience partner, Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance (EHRA), is aiming to support 500 million people worldwide with heat-related resilience solutions by 2030. One of the cities that have joined this effort is Athens, Greece.
Under Cities Race to Resilience, the City of Lusaka has committed to various actions to build resilience in the city.
R2R Case Study: An accessible early warning system is supporting residents of Tuti Island, Sudan, to better respond to extreme weather events.
Since the late 2000s, Ørsted has taken a holistic approach to climate action, working across the 4 Climate Pillars outlined in the 1.5°C Business Playbook. But more must be done, argues Denmark’s largest energy provider.