This year marks the 10th anniversary of UN Climate Change’s award programme and its efforts to demonstrate that climate action is underway around the world.
A special new award category called ‘Climate Leaders’ has been added for 2021. It will recognize transformational and replicable government action and ambition at any level (national, regional, city, town, etc.), helping to strengthen the case for the increased climate action and ambition that is urgently needed to ensure the world can limit the increase in global average temperature this century to 1.5 degrees Celsius and to build resilience to climate change.
“The world has entered a climate emergency, which demands that we increase action to address climate change at all levels as quickly as possible,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa. “More leadership and direction from national governments and people in all areas of society is urgently needed. The UN Global Climate Action Awards are an opportunity to recognize leaders who are not only taking such action, but providing an inspiring example for other governments, businesses, cities and communities to follow.”
