Climate Conversations

Special Event: 'Two years to save the world' - UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Steill


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Executive Secretary at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Steel (pictured during Q&A at London's Chatham House), has declared we have "Two years to save the world".

As a bonus, you can follow this link and go to "Outrage and Optimism" to hear an interview with Simon Steill and then listen as hosts, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson, take a deep dive into what Simon Steill said.

On climate, the world has gone from denial to procrastination.

Climate inaction is no longer defended by denying the science, but because action is claimed to be ‘too costly’
or unachievable.

Yet, the time to shape a liveable future is running out, with the decisions taken over the coming two years determining how close to limiting global warming to 1.5°C we will get by the end of the century.

With more than 60 countries going to the polls this year,

and nearly 90 per cent of the population in 125 countries want stronger climate action, every election is a climate change election. 

We must now see climate action as a tool to create better, more equitable and cleaner societies, with solid economies built around plentiful,

renewable energy.

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