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2018-09-10 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (10 September 2018) – Global leaders from across the private sector, local government and civil society make their way to San Francisco this week to showcase progress, unveil new climate commitments and to launch new platforms to work in partnership across sectors to accelerate implementation. The Global Climate Action Summit -- the first ever designed exclusively for businesses, sub-national governments, and local leaders -- sets the stage for the greater action needed by 2020 from all actors - from national governments within their national climate action plans, and from even more cities, states, businesses, and local communities around the world. As a member of the Summit’s Advisory Committee, WWF is coordinating the 30X30 Forest, Food and Land Challenge. The initiative calls on businesses, states, city and local governments, and global citizens to take action for better forest and habitat conservation, food production and consumption, and land use, working together across all sectors of the economy to deliver up to 30% of the climate solutions needed by 2030. This week, under the banner of 30x30, WWF is working with partners to unveil new efforts and commitments, such as:
WWF and its partners in We Are Still In will unveil new commitments from American businesses, mayors, universities and other US actors on 12 September at the We Are Still In Forum. More details can be shared under embargo upon request. Since its launch in June 2017, We Are Still In has nearly tripled in size to include over 3,500 signatories, collectively representing more than 155 million americans and $9.5 trillion in US GDP. “For too long, land has been the overlooked piece of the climate solution. When we improve the way we manage our land and improve our food systems, we can help reverse the impact of human-caused climate change and get closer to keeping warming below 1.5oC,” said Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, leader of WWF’s global climate and energy programme, and Summit advisory committee member. “National governments need to follow the pace set by private sector and local leaders this week, looking for opportunities to enhance the ambition of their national climate plans through improved land stewardship.” The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change projects that current commitments made by the private sector and local government have the potential to halve the emissions gap between current trajectories and what is needed to stay below 2°C of planetary warming. In the United States, for example, bottom-up progress can deliver half of what’s needed to achieve the country’s commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% below the 2005 level in 2025. “New targets from business and local leaders are a critical first step but alone they are not enough to transform our transportation, food and energy systems,” said Lou Leonard, senior vice president of climate change and energy, WWF-US. “To change our trajectory, this Summit must generate new partnerships and new ways of working. In the US, this model of radical collaboration is working through efforts like the We Are Still In coalition. Together, unusual partners across American society are coming together to implement their goals. We can go further and reach higher by partnering across sectors of the economy to drive change.” In addition to organizing the high-level thematic dialogue on land stewardship on 13 September, WWF is convening a number of events, including:
For further information, contact: Melanie Gade (WWF-US) Scott Edwards (WWF-International) |
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