MADRID / GUTERRES COP 25

Speaking at the COP25 climate change conference in Madrid, Secretary-General António Guterres said “the next 12 months will be crucial” as in 2020, nations “must deliver what the scientific community has defined as a must, or we and every generation that follows will pay an unbearable price.” COP25 HOST BROADCASTER

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:49
• Production Date: 11 December 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - UNFCCC
• Subject Topical: CLIMATE CHANGE
• Geographic Subject: SPAIN
• MAMS Id: 2513125
• Parent Id: 2513125
• Alternate Title: unifeed191211c

Description

STORY: MADRID / GUTERRES COP 25
TRT: 01:49
SOURCE: COP25 HOST BROADCASTER
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 DECEMBER 2019, MADRID, SPAIN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, dais
2. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The next 12 months will be crucial. In 2020, we must deliver what the scientific community has defined as a must, or we and every generation that follows will pay an unbearable price. That means, as the Chair has said, embarking on the path to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030 and to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.”
3. Wide shot, dais
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“While we see some incremental steps towards sustainable business models, it is nowhere near the scope or scale required. What we need is not an incremental approach, but a transformational approach. And we need businesses to unite behind the science by taking rapid and ambitious action across their operations and value chains.”
5. Med shot, participants
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Investors managing close to four trillion US dollars in assets have committed to converting their investment portfolios to net-zero emissions by 2050 through the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, and the markets are shifting more and more each day. But business and financial actors cannot do this alone. In 2020, many Governments will present enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions. And we expect to see carbon neutrality strategies for 2050, and the decarbonisation of key sectors, such as energy, industry, construction and transport.”
7. Wide shot, Secretary-General leaves

Storyline

Secretary-General António Guterres today (11 Dec) said “the next 12 months will be crucial” as in 2020, nations “must deliver what the scientific community has defined as a must, or we and every generation that follows will pay an unbearable price.”

Speaking at a High-Level Event on Global Climate Action during the COP25 climate change conference in Madrid, Guterres said this would mean “embarking on the path to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030 and to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.”

He laid out his 10 priorities to tackle the climate crisis which include: securing commitments from the main emitters of more ambitious national commitments by 2020; ensuring that all governments follow the example of the 75 countries that committed to coming forward by next year with net zero emissions strategies for 2050; and ensuring that national commitments include a just transition for people whose jobs and livelihoods are affected as we move from the grey to the green economy.

A review of national commitments under the Paris Agreement is expected at COP26 next year in Glasgow.

The Secretary-General also spoke at the High-Level Event on Caring for Climate, organized by the Global Compact, where he called on businesses to “unite behind the science by taking rapid and ambitious action” to tackle the climate crisis.”

He said, “while we see some incremental steps towards sustainable business models, it is nowhere near the scope or scale required. What we need is not an incremental approach, but a transformational approach.”

He also urged private sector leaders to challenge their Governments to enable businesses and the financial sector to invest decisively in a net-zero future.

He said, “investors managing close to four trillion US dollars in assets have committed to converting their investment portfolios to net-zero emissions by 2050 through the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, and the markets are shifting more and more each day. But business and financial actors cannot do this alone.”

And at that same event, it was announced that the size of the Business Ambition Alliance has increased from 90 businesses at the Climate Action Summit in September to 177 now. These businesses comprise almost 6 million employees.