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Regional Climate Week (Thematic Session): Latin America and Caribbean

Hosted by the Dominican Republic, the regional climate week builds momentum around the 2021 Glasgow climate conference. The thematic session mobilizes whole-of-society engagement in climate action, involving governments, cities, the private sector, financial institutions and civil society. Find out .

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IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit

Top international energy and climate leaders from countries representing the vast majority of global GDP, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions join forces to accelerate the momentum behind clean energy and net-zero emissions in line with shared international goals. Find out .

UN Environment Assembly

The world¡¯s highest level decision-making body on the environment discusses how nature can help achieve sustainability. Read .

High-Level Open Debate on Climate Security

The Security Council holds a high-level open debate on the ¡°Maintenance of international peace and security: climate security¡± chaired by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The event features a special presentation by Sir David Attenborough. 

Welcoming back the United States

UN Secretary-General marks the US reentry into the Paris Agreement with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. More details.

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Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

Climate adaptation is essential, doable and plannable. Join the , featuring 24 hours of online events, to define actions for the next decade. .

COP26 Virtual Roundtable on Clean Power Transition

The UN Secretary-General joins national leaders, investors and others to explore how countries in Africa and Europe can speed up the shift from coal to clean power. Talks cover a just transition, green jobs and financing, among other issues. 

One Planet Summit for Biodiversity

The for biodiversity kicked off on 11 January. Global leaders mobilized commitments to protect ecosystems and make links to human health. Read . Media advisory. See the Secretary-General¡¯s speech.

Climate Ambition Summit

Global climate leaders take a major stride towards a resilient, net-zero emissions future, presenting ambitious new commitments, urgent actions and concrete plans to confront the climate crisis. Read more.

¡°State of the Planet¡± Speech

The UN Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet at Columbia University, looking at the climate emergency and biodiversity loss, and outlining the steps we need to take to reverse course and take positive action.

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UN Biodiversity Summit

The Summit on Biodiversity at UN Headquarters in New York seeks to provide political direction and momentum to the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

High-Level Climate Change RoundTable

As world leaders gathered for the 75^th session of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General convened a roundtable to showcase the most far-reaching climate actions they covered.

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IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit

The year¡¯s largest global gathering on energy and climate brings together ministers representing almost 80% of global energy consumption and carbon emissions. 

COP 25 Madrid

The Madrid Climate Change Conference brings the world together to consider ways to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement. 

2019 Climate Action Summit

The central purpose of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, hosted by the UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres, is to boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement.

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