Europe has seen more and more Efforts by Governments, Civil Society Organizations, Progressive Businesses, Investors, Cities, and Communities to speed up the Replacement of Coal with Cleaner Energy.
COP23 - The International Political Response to Climate Change began at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, where the ‘Rio Convention’ included the Adoption of the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This Convention set out a Framework for Action aimed avoiding “Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference with the Climate System.” The UNFCCC entered into force in 1994 and now has a Near-Universal Membership of 196 Countries. The Main Objective of the annual Conference of Parties (COP) is to Review the Convention’s Implementation. COP23 will be held on November 13-14, 2017 in Bonn, Germany.
In 2017, COP23 heads to Bonn, the Seat of the UNFCCC Headquarters, and will be Organized by Fiji, a small Pacific island State, particularly Vulnerable to the Consequences of Climate Change like Rising Ocean Levels and Extreme Weather Phenomena.
The Sustainable Innovation Forum returns in 2017 with a Stronger than ever Mandate to help Build the Cross Sector Partnerships required to Realize the Paris Agreement’s Goals, catalyze the Exchange of Global Knowledge, and provide a Springboard for Action by Global Leaders.
Mike joined President & Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama at COP23 to discuss U.S. climate action and how nations of all sizes are leading in climate.
During COP23, Mike Bloomberg will Kick-Off a Conversation that aims to Shed Light on this Growing Movement and to Discuss the Future of Transitioning from Coal-Dependence with International and National Experts, including Laurence Tubiana, CEO of European Climate Foundation, former Climate Change Ambassador of the French Government, Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, and Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.
The Battle to End Coal-Burning, backed by Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, is expanding out of the U.S. and around the World in its Bid to Reduce the Global Warming Threat posed by the most Polluting Fossil Fuel. Bloomberg, a UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and former Mayor of New York City, has funded a $164M Campaign in the U.S. since 2010, during which time more than Half the Nation’s Coal-Fired Power Plants have been Closed.
On Thursday, he Announced a $50M Plan to expand the program into Europe and then the Rest of the World. The Money will Support Grassroots Campaigns, Research on the Health Impacts of Coal, and Legal Action against Coal Plants that are Breaking Pollution Rules.
Bloomberg is Leading a Group of States, Cities, and Businesses Pledging action in the U.S. despite President Trump’s Opposition.
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