The Secretary-General's Remarks at Climate Action 2016

A statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered at Climate Action 2016 in Washington D.C., emphasizing the transition from the Paris Agreement's promises to implementation and the need for a radical transformation to a zero-carbon global economy.

• The Paris Agreement has received widespread international support, with 175 countries signing the agreement in a single day. The agreement will officially enter into force once 55 countries, representing 55 per cent of global emissions, have joined.
• The United States and China are described as pivotal to the global climate effort, with both nations pledging emission reductions and agreeing to transparent monitoring rules to ensure accountability and ambition.
• The ultimate objective is a radical transformation of the global economy to achieve a zero-carbon world within the second half of the 21st century, requiring unprecedented mobilization.
• Efforts to tackle climate change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals are focused on six high-value areas for multi-stakeholder partnership: sustainable energy, sustainable land-use, cities, transport, tools for decision-making, and resilience.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2016). The Secretary-General's Remarks at Climate Action 2016. https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/UNSG_Ban_Ki-moon_Statement_CAS-2016.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. The Secretary-General's Remarks at Climate Action 2016. 2016. https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/UNSG_Ban_Ki-moon_Statement_CAS-2016.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{sustainableenergyforall2016secretarygenerals, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{The Secretary-General's Remarks at Climate Action 2016}}, publisher = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2016}, month = may, url = {https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/UNSG_Ban_Ki-moon_Statement_CAS-2016.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }