Secretary-General Briefs Press on Paris Climate Agreement

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

• Categories: Media / Media Stakeouts
• Video Length: 00:03:59
• Production Date: 4 November 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Subject Topical: 2030 AGENDA; CLIMATE CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
• MAMS Id: 1766772
• Parent Id: 1766772

Description

As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the same determination going forward to implement the Agreement as well as to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

“We remain in a race against time. But with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world has the plans we need to make the shift to a low-emission, climate-resilient path,” Mr. Ban told the press today at the UN Headquarters in New York.

“Now is the time to strengthen global resolve, do what science demands and seize the opportunity to build a safer, more sustainable world for all,” he added.

In early October, the Paris Agreement cleared the final threshold of 55 countries representing 55 per cent of global emissions required for the accord to enter into effect, now set for tomorrow.

Its entry into force was extremely swift, particularly for an agreement that required a large number of ratifications and two specific thresholds.

The Paris Agreement calls on countries to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future, and to adapt to the increasing impacts of climate change.