Climate Summit 2014

On Sunday 21st September thousands of people will be marching in New York and across the world to show their leaders that they care about climate change issues. There is a People’s Climate March in London, supported by Tear Fund, Christian Aid and many other charities.  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders, from government, finance, business, and civil society to  the  Climate Summit 2014 on 23 September to galvanise and catalyse climate action.  He has asked these leaders to bring bold announcements and actions to the Summit that will reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and mobilise political will for a meaningful legal agreement in 2015.

Climate Summit 2014 provides a unique opportunity for leaders to champion an ambitious vision, based on action that will enable a meaningful global agreement in 2015 at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris. Representatives of all the world’s countries will be hoping to reach a new deal to cut greenhouse gases and prevent the planet overheating dangerously.

But, so far, there are no signs that our leaders have the political will to make these commitments. To try to speed up the process, the UN secretary general, has invited world leaders to UN headquarters in New York for this Climate Summit 2014.

Please see the UN web site which has a wealth of information on this topic and how they are supporting  projects that promote green entrepreneurship. Everyone can step up and take climate action. Visit the UN Climate Summit site to find out how.  http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/