UN Secretary-General hosts Climate Summit to spice up Nationally Determined Contributions

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host a Climate Summit in New York on 24 September as a part of the UN General Assembly week. The goal of the occasion is to spice up local weather work in particular person nations. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will signify Finland on the summit.

“More ambitious measures will be needed especially in large economies in order that we do not lose sight of the targets set in the Paris Agreement. It is also important that the EU could update its contributions before the Climate Conference in Belém,” Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala says.

The EU setting and local weather ministers met in Brussels on Thursday and reached an understanding of the EU’s message to the UN Climate Summit in New York. In its Letter of Intent the EU declares that it’ll cut back emissions by 66.25–72.5% by 2035. Agreement on the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will probably be sought earlier than the Climate Conference in Belém. The Paris Agreement requires every social gathering to replace their Nationally Determined Contributions each 5 years, and the subsequent spherical of submissions is due simply forward of the COP30 Climate Conference in Belém.

Finland’s delegation on the UN General Assembly week will probably be led by President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and, moreover Minister Multala, the deputy heads of the delegation are Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio and Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen.

Besides the Climate Summit, Minister Multala will take part in a number of different occasions through the UN General Assembly week and the New York Climate Week. The matters embody the vitality transition, carbon seize and the position of the Arctic area. At the Climate Summit Minister Multala will take part in a high-level dialogue on preparedness for pure catastrophes and excessive climate occasions attributable to local weather change. 

On the eve of the summit, Minister Multala will take part within the assembly of the High Ambition Coalition, which is able to problem a standard declaration to help the preparations for the COP30 Climate Conference. The minister’s programme additionally consists of bilateral conferences with leaders of different nations and organisations. At the conferences Minister Multala will promote Finnish local weather options and make them higher recognized on the worldwide export market.

Inquiries

Lyydia Ylönen
Special Adviser to Minister Multala
tel. +358 50 476 1341
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Marjo Nummelin
Finland’s Chief Negotiator
tel. +358 40 523 3710
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