The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 (2 – 13 December 2019) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain. The President-designate for the conference is Ms. Carolina Schmidt, Minister of Environment of Chile. What is the UN Climate Change conference all about?The conference is designed to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP 24 in Poland last year, a key objective is to complete several matters with respect to the full operationalization of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The conference furthermore serves to build ambition ahead of 2020, the year in which countries have committed to submit new and updated national climate action plans. Crucial climate action work will be taken forward in areas including finance, the transparency of climate action, forests and agriculture, technology, capacity building, loss and damage, indigenous peoples, cities, oceans and gender.
Events
6 December 2019
GEF Experience in Mitigation-Promoting Urban Sustainability Through the Scaling of Electric Mobility 13:15—14:45 Room 3
Advancing Sustainable Cities: Renewables as the key to the climate, energy and mobility transition 18:30—20:00 Room 4
Contributions from: Rob de Jong, Oliver Lah
7 December 2019
Turnaround 8.0: Young Woman as Climate Changemakers Session 13.00 – 15.00
Contributions from: Debashish Bhattacharjee
9 December 2019
Smart urban transitions: innovative and efficient mobility solutions 12.30 – 13-45 German Pavilion at COP25
10 December 2019 10.45-12.00: Key challenges and solutions in the transition to electric mobility Venue: Korea Pavilion
Contributions from: Oliver Lah
12 December 2019
Our house is burning. Scientific effective targeting to put out the fire