COP22 Global Climate Action Launch Event in Room Fes in Blue Zone

USPA NEWS - France & Morocco's high-level global climate champions will set out their detailed plans to help countries achieve and exceed their national commitments. The Global Climate Action (GCA) activities which they host this year, will hold an opening event on Tuesday Nov 8,at 9a m, at Room Fes, Blue Zone.

THE GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION (GCA) BOOST COOPERATIVE ACTION TO CUT EMISSIONS RAPIDLY The Global Climate Action (GCA) activities ““ which they host this year boost cooperative action between governments, cities, regions, business, investors and citizens to cut emissions rapidly and help vulnerable nations adapt to climate impacts and build their own clean energy, sustainable futures.   A year after COP 21, all actors in the fight to address climate change will have the opportunity to showcase their results and concrete achievements. Under the champions´ leadership, these GCA activities will provide a space to identify clear policy options during sectoral dialogues between governments and non-governmental actors. As early action is accelerating, joint implementation will facilitate the achievement of both collective goals and national targets.----------------------------------------- Speaking at this opening event, the two Climate Champions ““ Dr. Hakima El Haite, Delegate Minister in Charge of Environment, Morocco and Ambassador Laurence Tubiana, France ““ will use this curtain-raiser opportunity to announce a 2-week programme of climate action events that will take place in the heart of the COP22 Climate Conference. Headline speakers during this programme include: §  Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations §  Albert II, Prince of Monaco §  H.E. Mr Bounnhang Vorachith, President of the Lao People´s Democratic Republic, Chair of ASEAN §  Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France §  Lord Nicholas Stern, Economist §  H.E. Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Panama §  Jean-Dominique Senard, CEO Michelin, France §  Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Climate Chief - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) §  Emmanuel Faber, CEO Danone, France These events will shine a spotlight on momentum underway worldwide, bringing together ministers, CEOs, mayors, investors, indigenous leaders, and other leaders, to talk about their game-changing actions to raise ambition. Building on the national commitments, this series of events will aim at filling the gaps and raising ambition. The eight central thematic areas of the Global Climate Action are: Forests, Water, Industry/Business, Human Settlements, Energy, Transport, Oceans and Agriculture. Each theme will host two events  ““ one showcasing concrete actions that have already been delivered; and a second facilitating a dialogue around how progress can be enhanced to accelerate progress towards climate neutrality by the end of the century. A high-level event will be organized by the Champions on November 17th to complete this sequence, showcasing the most transformative initiatives and “˜best in class´ stories, as well as determining priorities to scale action.  The NAZCA portal for climate action now registers over 12,000 commitments . To coincide with this Global Climate Action launch event, the United Nations´ climate action portal, NAZCA, will upload hundreds of new actions and also boast enhanced features, including the capacity to track the progress of initiatives. Source : UNFCCC See also article : REMARKS OF SEGOLENE ROYAL PRESIDENT OF COP21 AT COP22 OPENING CEREMONY PART 2 OF THE FULL ADDRESSING - See more at: http://www.newsrama.uspa24.com/bericht-9902/remarks-of-segolene-royal-president-of-cop21-at-cop22-opening-ceremony.html#sthash.vAqdZrI5.dpuf and REMARKS OF SEGOLENE ROYAL PRESIDENT OF COP21 AT COP22 OPENING CEREMONY MARRAKECH TODAY NOVEMBER 7 and THE PARIS AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE AND CELEBRATION AND REALITY CHECK PATRICIA ESPINOZA & SALAHEDDINE MEZOUAR