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Earth Hour 2013: Uniting people to protect the planet
At 8:30 pm on Saturday 23 March 2013, lights went out around the globe for Earth Hour, uniting
people to protect the planet. In addition, the Earth Hour City Challenge highlights cities that
are leading the way in sustainable urban development and are at the forefront of the fight
against climate change.
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Momentum for Change: Women for Results
Bonn, Germany
The United Nations Climate Change secretariat is calling for activities for selection under
Momentum for Change: Women for Results. The period for submitting activities is open from 8
March to 26 April 2013.
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Twitter chat with the UN's top climate change official on 8 March, International
Women's Day
Bonn, Germany
On 8 March, International Women's Day, Christiana Figueres hosted a Twitter chat to talk
about how women can build momentum for stronger climate action. You can read
the storified version of the chat here.
Twitter chat page
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Urgent reminder: Input from Parties on arrangements for intergovernmental
meetings
1 March 2013
Bonn, Germany
Parties are urgently reminded to submit views or information on ways to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.
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Thirty-first meeting of the JISC (JISC 31)
21-22 March 2013
Bonn, Germany
The provisional agenda and its annotations for the 31st meeting of the Joint Implementation
Supervisory Committee are available online.
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information
 View webcast (begins 21 March 2013)
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Twelfth Meeting of the Plenary of the Compliance Committee
22-23 March
2013
Bonn, Germany
The provisional agendas and annotations for the twelfth meeting of the plenary of the
Compliance Committee (22 March 2013), twenty-second meeting of the enforcement branch (23 March
2013) and thirteenth meeting of the facilitative branch (23 March 2013) are available
online.
More information
View webcast Compliance Committee and
Enforcement branch (begins 22 March)
View webcast of the Facilitative branch
meeting (begins 23 march)
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Statement by Ms. Christiana Figueres
4 December 2012
UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Statement,
Arabic (1149 kB) ,
English (106 kB)
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Seventy-second meeting of the CDM-Executive Board
4-8 March 2013
Bonn, Germany
Highlights of the 72nd meeting of the CDM-EB and the meeting report can be accessed
here.
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webcast
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Second meeting of the Adaptation Committee
5-8 March 2013
Bonn, Germany
The provisional agenda and its annotations for the second meeting of the Adaptation Committee
are now available online.
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information
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Twitter chat with Christiana Figueres on "How can the world achieve the right
momentum for a global climate framework"
14 February 2013, 14:00 - 15:00
GMT
In a live chat hosted by The Climate Group, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres
will be asking "How can the world achieve the right momentum for a global climate
framework in 2015?" and will be responding to questions.
More information
View summary of the event
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UNFCCC expands efforts to increase regional distribution of clean development mechanism
projects
12 February 2013
Bonn, Germany
The UNFCCC secretariat and the East African Development Bank have signed a partnership
agreement to establish a regional collaboration centre in Kampala, Uganda in an effort to
increase participation in CDM projects.
Press
release (118 kB)
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Faster shift of capital towards new, sustainable energy mix required
16
January 2013
Abu Dhabi
Speaking at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana
Figueres said it was crucial for the world to accelerate the shift of capital towards a new,
sustainable energy mix..
Statement (82 kB)
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Sufficient domestic climate legislation critical precondition for 2015 international
climate agreement
14 January 2013
London, United Kingdom
In her opening remarks to the GLOBE Climate Legislation Summit in London, UNFCCC Executive
Secretary Christiana Figueres said that sufficient domestic climate legislation was a critical
precondition for the 2015 international climate agreement.
Statement (107 kB)
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