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Press Conference: Launch of the Emissions Gap…

Press Conference: Launch of the Emissions Gap Report 2022
Categories
Media / Press Conferences
Production Date
Video Length
00:56:46
Asset Language
English
Subject Topical
GREENHOUSE GASES
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENT
Corporate Name
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - WMO
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - UNFCCC
Summary
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will launch the 2022 edition of the Emissions Gap Report: The Closing Window - Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies in a virtual press conference in the lead up to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).
Description

The report provides an update on global emissions pathways and progress towards achieving national mitigation pledges and the Paris Agreement goals, as well as the resulting "emissions gap." 

Panelists:

  • Inger Andersen, Executive Director, (UNEP)
  • Petteri Taalas, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  • Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  • Anne Olhoff, Chief Scientific Editor of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022 (CONCITO)
Related Sites and Documents

UNEP Website

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