"Climate finance is not charity, it’s an investment.
Climate action is not optional, it’s an imperative.
Both are indispensable: to a liveable world for all humanity. And a prosperous future for every nation on Earth.
The clock is ticking."
~ António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
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Photos by Kiara Worth, UN Climate Change
Building High-Level Momentum
High-level commitment is crucial for effective climate action, and UN Climate Change works to foster this by engaging governments, businesses, and global leaders toward ambitious, coordinated efforts to combat climate change.
Family photo of high-level dignitaries attending COP29
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
Performers from Azerbaijan welcome delegates to the World Leaders Climate Action Summit
Finding Climate Solutions
While the central focus of all UN climate COPs are the formal negotiations, the COP also serves as a space for people to share ideas and contribute towards finding climate solutions. Through side events, meetings spaces, and informal activities, critical work takes place at COP to build momentum for informed and inspired climate action globally.
A high-level launch of the annual high-level dialogue on coordination and complimentarity for funding arrangements responding to loss and damage
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, and Richard Sherman, Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage Board Co-Chair
Cheikh Diong, Executive Director, Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
A high-level event is held titled 'Africa's Green Momentum - Harnessing Renewables for Industrial Growth
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund
Bilateral Meetings with the UN Secretary-General
Bilateral meeting with Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan
Bilateral meeting with Pedro Sánchez, President of Spain
Bilateral meeting with Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President of Brazil
Bilateral meeting with Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate Action
Behind the Scenes with the UN Secretary-General and UN Climate Change
Throughout the day, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, meets with Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, and Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action
Dignitaries attending COP29
