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🥵 If the last few weeks have shown us anything, it is that climate change is not something we can keep putting off! Across Europe, temperatures have soared above 40°C in several countries, with heat alerts issued for millions of people, schools forced to close, wildfires spreading across southern Europe, and pressure mounting on healthcare systems and critical infrastructure. It is a powerful reminder that climate change is already affecting our daily lives and that we need to work together and act faster! This is why I am so pleased to see this fantastic new initiative from Brussels Climate Week in partnership with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability. 🌍 Countdown to COP31: From Local Action to Global Climate Leadership As we head towards #COP31, this event will bring together cities, policymakers, and climate leaders to explore how local action can help shape global climate decisions, and how stronger partnerships can accelerate climate progress. 📅 12 October 2026 📍 Maison de la Poste, Tour & Taxis, Brussels Together, we will discuss: 🌍 Strengthening partnerships between cities, Europe, and the international community 🏙️ How local climate action and citizen engagement can help shape the road to COP31 📈 How the green transition can drive growth, competitiveness, and innovation 🛡️ Building climate resilience to better protect people, communities, and economies Climate action starts locally, but its impact can be global. 💚 Looking forward to seeing these conversations help turn ideas into action. Hope to see many of you there! #BrusselsClimateWeek #Climateaction #COP31 #Climateleadership #Climateresilience #Cities #Greentransition #Sustainability #Europe #ICLEI

Australia's efforts in decarbonising the regional arms race by the promotion of nuclear based arms technologies (submarines) working together closely with: Chinese partners; and India's righteous nuclear arsenal to hopefully assure any future warfare is carbon neutral. Together, partnerships working for the region.

🛎️GCHA just made a submission to “Belém Mission to 1.5.” ➡️ The context: At COP30 in Belém last year, Parties agreed on the need to accelerate the ambition and implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and national adaptation plans (NAPs). They launched “Mission to 1.5” as an invitation to all Parties and actors to contribute with “their knowledge, perspective and expertise to propose activities and engagements throughout 2026 focused on identifying key opportunities to enable and accelerate the ambition and implementation of NDCs and NAPs, as well as reflecting on ways to enhance international cooperation and investments in those climate plans.” ➡️ For us the benefits of health-centered approach are key to achieve the much needed acceleration in climate action. ➡️ Next steps / stay tuned: “The Belém Mission to 1.5 will culminate in a report released ahead of COP 31, outlining key opportunities, barriers, and actionable solutions to keeping 1.5ºC within reach and strengthening adaptation and resilience in a changing world. The report will focus on high impact action areas and solutions, as supported by best-available science and evidence. The primary audience is decision-makers across the climate change ecosystem, including policymakers, business and technology innovators and investors.“

One Pacific. Shared priorities.   At the 6th Pacific Climate Ministers’ Talanoa this week, ministers came together with a clear purpose: to strengthen a united Pacific voice and align regional priorities ahead of #COP31.   A talanoa is a Pacific way of bringing people together through open, respectful and inclusive dialogue. It creates space to share experiences, listen to different perspectives and build consensus on the issues that matter most to Pacific communities.   Ministers focused on the priorities Pacific countries have consistently identified as critical to their future: strengthening resilience, keeping 1.5°C within reach, improving access to climate finance, and supporting deeper focus on the role of oceans in climate action.   These discussions are helping shape the pathway to the Pre-COP meetings, where countries work together to build momentum, identify areas of common ground and set the direction for negotiations at COP31.   Australia and Pacific partners will host the Pre-COP in Fiji, with a leaders’ program in Tuvalu.   These meetings will bring global attention to the Pacific and highlight the impacts of climate change and solutions on offer across the region.   As Australia leads negotiations for COP31, we're working in partnership with Pacific countries to ensure Pacific priorities are at the forefront.   Together, we're advocating for practical outcomes that support Pacific resilience, strengthen regional prosperity and respond to the challenges facing our Blue Pacific continent.   Read more at the link in the comments👇 Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) COP31 Türkiye

Is the Principle of Climate Equity Still Fit for Purpose? The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) was established with the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The idea was straightforward: while all countries share responsibility for addressing climate change, developed and developing countries do not bear the same historical responsibility. Developed countries began emitting greenhouse gases during the Industrial Revolution, long before today's developing economies. Their cumulative emissions have therefore contributed disproportionately to global warming. This historical reality justified differentiated responsibilities when the UNFCCC was adopted. However, the world has changed considerably over the past three decades. The chart below, based on cumulative emissions of CO₂, methane and nitrous oxide, shows that China's contribution to global mean surface temperature exceeded that of the European Union around 2016. A simple extrapolation of recent trends suggests that China's cumulative contribution could surpass that of the United States around the middle of this century. This does not mean that developed countries should reduce their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. On the contrary, they must continue to lead by example. However, it may be time to ask whether the framework established in 1992 still adequately reflects today's reality. Rather than focusing primarily on historical responsibility, should the international community place greater emphasis on how all major emitters can work together to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions? These are some of the questions I explore in my book, The Carbon Paradox: Prosperity in a Carbon-Constrained World. I look forward to reading your thoughts.

Midway between COP30 and COP31, Devex's Jesse Chase-Lubitz analyzes the shifting climate agenda, exploring how rising priorities such as electrification and national security intersect with the demands of developing countries. #COP30 #COP31 #climateaction

🌍 🌡️ After reflecting on the discussions at #LondonClimateActionWeek, one thing became clear: the question is no longer whether we should act on climate change—it's how we #deliver the #transition. That shift has major implications for climate action and sustainability reporting. Across discussions with policymakers, investors, businesses, and civil society, the emphasis was clear: delivering the transition requires practical action, credible plans, better collaboration, and smarter investment. Another notable shift was the growing focus on #adaptation and #resilience. As climate impacts become more visible, preparing for change is becoming just as important as reducing emissions. This next phase of climate action will depend on more than bold promises. It will require better #information, stronger #partnerships, and a shared focus on what actually drives #progress. 📖 I explore these themes in my latest #article, reflecting on the key conversations from London Climate Action Week and what they mean for the road to #COP31. 👉 Read the full article on Medium: https://lnkd.in/eiPzdbKP What do you think is the biggest barrier to moving from climate ambition to climate delivery? Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Robin Hodess Dr. Katharina Bryan Andrea Pradilla Dr Allinnettes Adigue Douglas Kativu Dr. Aditi Haldar Alice Stewart-CoxJulie Nesse Barikmo #ClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #COP31 #ClimateTransition #Adaptation #Resilience #NetZero #Leadership

One Pacific. Shared priorities. At the 6th Pacific Climate Ministers’ Talanoa, ministers came together with a clear purpose: to strengthen a united Pacific voice and align regional priorities ahead of #COP31. A talanoa is a Pacific way of bringing people together through open, respectful and inclusive dialogue. It creates space to share experiences, listen to different perspectives and build consensus on the issues that matter most to Pacific communities. Ministers focused on the priorities Pacific countries have consistently identified as critical to their future: • strengthening resilience • keeping 1.5°C within reach • improving access to climate finance • supporting deeper focus on the role of oceans in climate action. These discussions are helping shape the pathway to the Pre-COP meetings, where countries work together to build momentum, identify areas of common ground and set the direction for negotiations at COP31. Australia and Pacific partners will host the Pre-COP in Fiji, with a leaders’ program in Tuvalu. These meetings will bring global attention to the Pacific and highlight the impacts of climate change and solutions on offer across the region. As Australia leads negotiations for COP31, we're working in partnership with Pacific countries to ensure Pacific priorities are at the forefront. Together, we're advocating for practical outcomes that support Pacific resilience, strengthen regional prosperity and respond to the challenges facing our Blue Pacific continent. Read more at the link in the comments👇 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) COP31 Australia-Pacific

Yesterday, Prof. Laura Diaz Anadon, Vice-Chair of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, spoke at the Green Social Summit hosted by the European Parliament. Her main message was that adaptation and mitigation are two responses to the same problem. Climate impacts are the thread that connects them: the impacts already hitting Europe are what make adaptation urgent, and they are also what make the economic case for mitigation, since every tonne we avoid reduces the damage we would otherwise have to address. On adaptation, she highlighted that Europe is warming roughly twice as fast as the global average, with climate impacts already costing the EU heavily and pointed to the Advisory Board's recommendations for the EU's upcoming climate resilience framework. On mitigation, she underlined that ambition and competitiveness go hand in hand. Reducing fossil fuel dependence strengthens both EU security and economic resilience, in line with the Advisory Board's recommendations for accelerating the energy transition. Find the links to the full text of the Advisory Board’s recommendations on adaptation and the energy transition in the comments bellow. 

Here are five insights about climate resilience from our full day event at London Climate Action Week 2026: 1. The barrier is no longer understanding climate risk – it is turning ambition into investable delivery. 2. Building resilience requires coordinated action beyond organisational boundaries. 3. Clear policy signals unlock resilience investment at scale.  4. Capital is ready, but implementation and investment structures have not yet caught up.  5. The next frontier is financing resilience, not simply funding adaptation. ⏩ ⏬ Scroll through or download to read about each of these insights in more detail – and to get an idea about what we'll be placing our focus as we appraoch COP31 Türkiye. #COP31 #LCAW #LCAW2026 #ClimateResilience