In light of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which will take place for the first time in the Amazon region in Brazil this November, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, sent a letter to UN CC:Learn Partnership and its community. In his message, he stressed the urgent need to mobilize leaders, businesses, and citizens on the crucial role of climate education in addressing the global climate crisis.
Capacity building and climate education will be one of the areas highlighted in this year’s conference, particularly under the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) framework. At COP, UN CC:Learn is widely known for its Climate Classroom sessions, a short and focused learning event that provides delegates, observers, and anyone interested in climate-related topics with essential knowledge on complex negotiation topics. This year, UN CC:Learn will deliver a series of online Climate Classrooms open to anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of key issues of climate change.
Beyond education, COP30 will also be a critical milestone for assessing global progress towards the 1.5 °C target and updating the nationally determined contributions (NDCs). It will build on the outcomes of COP29 in Baku, where countries agreed on a new global climate finance goal. One of the main tasks in Belém will be to advance the so-called Baku to Belém Roadmap, which seeks to scale up climate finance flows to USD 1.3 trillion to developing country Parties to support low greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilience pathways through public and private alliances.
Parties are also expected to deepen the discussions on biodiversity, climate finance, and, adaptation, topics that will be featured in this year’s edition of the Climate Classroom.
Read the full message from the UN Secretary-General below and visit the official UN CC:Learn channels to register for the upcoming online Climate Classroom sessions.
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