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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will urge formation of a USD100 billion annual global climate fund and seek support for her country in expanding its renewable energy sector in her virtual address at the US climate summit on Thursday night, a senior minister said more
UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future

New York: New measures to speed up the transition to clean energy and green economies are among the initiatives to be unveiled during the UN Climate Change Summit next week.

UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate action

New York: 2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said ...

UN chief appoints Luis Alfonso de Alba as Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit

New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of Luis Alfonso de Alba of Mexico as his Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit. ...