Greg Hunt in Paris ahead of UN climate talks

United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres added: “It continues to be entirely possible to come to an agreement… despite all the challenges in front of us”.

It turns out that the 2.7 degrees Celsius figure was indeed used in a carefully qualified news release from the United Nations climate change secretariat.

Its Article 4 also accepts the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities and equity which include, inter-alia, that the developed country Parties take actions for mitigation, finance and technology transfer to developing country Parties; while developing country Parties actions to include adaptation, mitigation, capacity-building and sustainable development (integration, including food security etc.).

A French national, Michael has been an environmental advisor, campaigner and entrepreneur for more than 15 years, working with governments, large companies and financiers, inter-governmental institutions, the media and celebrities on sustainability, climate change, renewable energy and the green economy.

The Climate Change deal to be held next month in Paris is making progress, said the French government, after three consecutive ministerial meetings to prepare for the talks. “This is because key mitigation potential is in developing countries, such as South Africa, and these countries are not able to realize this potential on their own”, Zuma stressed.

The researchers stress-tested financial portfolios, simulating market shocks generated by different climate change scenarios. “We are all aware of the impact of climate change and we can not be the first generation to knowingly turn away from our responsibilities to protect the planet”, the C of E’s lead bishop on the environment, the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury, told the pilgrims and a congregation of supporters at a service in St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, before the pilgrimage got underway.

Earlier also, India had submitted its its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change highlighting the tangible gains in low carbon growth.

The report, Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, finds that poor people are already at high risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, spikes in food prices after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods.

It is the product of an extensive nationwide public participatory process, within the short time period provided by the UN.

The result, in our view, is an INDC that is ambitious, fair and pro-development.

Congress questioned the State Department last month about the legal nature of the Paris agreement, and Fabius has acknowledged that Kerry faces domestic political sensitivities.

Although cities and regions do not yet have a formal place at the negotiating table in Paris, these pledges are important for multiple reasons.

Meeting that goal will require sustained ambition over time, well beyond the 2025 or 2030 horizon of the Paris commitments. “The Paris agreement will fulfil this”.

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