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Carbon offsetting is one of many tools to keep our planet cool - an expert explains

Keeping global warming below 1.5C is still achievable, writes Christiana Figueres, and carbon offsets are a necessary part of the mix.

5 ways to decarbonize heavy industry

The road to decarbonize heavy industry is replete with both challenges and opportunities for policymakers and business owners - here's how to do it!

4 ways for companies to take effective climate action

Businesses must establish a climate strategy, define targets aligned with science, set requirements for suppliers, and align themselves with a 1.5°C ambition.

What if we did everything right? This is what the world could look like in 2050

Read an extract from the World Economic Forum's Book Club pick for March 2020: The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac.

Climate change is speeding up. Our response needs to be even faster

As we have been rudely reminded this summer, there is no more room in the atmosphere for our carbon pollution. From 2020, annual global greenhouse gas emissions need to be half of what th...

3 signs that the world is already fighting back against climate change

2016 was undoubtedly a tumultuous year, but there are reasons to believe that significant progress is being made in the fight against climate change, says Christiana Figueres.

A new age of air travel is dawning. And it's green

A new, aviation-specific, climate agreement is aiming to cap net emissions at 2020 levels.

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2015年，我们庆祝了联合国成立70周年。联合国确实有很多地方值得我们骄傲和感激。在过去一年中，联合国成员国通过了饱含各国雄心壮志的发展规划《2030年议程》和具有里程碑式意义的气候变化《巴黎协定》（我很荣幸在签订《协定》的过程中扮演了重要角色）。这些议程和协定再次证明了当各会员国为了共同目标团结一致时，联合国将得以拥有强大权力和重要价值。 与此同时，当今世界正面临着一...

Towards peace and security: priorities for the next UN Secretary-General

When the new UN secretary-general takes office, they'll have the task of reforming the organization so it can deal with 21st-century challenges, says one of the candidates for the job.

How can we fast-track climate action?

Achim Steiner and Christiana Figueres on why the Paris Agreement, although a landmark achievement, was just the beginning.

Why the world is ready to act on climate change

气候变化让投资者紧张？

3 signs investors are getting serious on climate change

Why we can’t save the Earth without saving the oceans

4 climate conclusions from Davos