New actions to immediately tackle climate change were announced today by government, business, finance and civil society leaders at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York.

See Full UN Press Release (pdf) summarising the major news and initiatives from the summit.

The new initiatives for finance, farming, forests as well as new coalitions bringing together cities, businesses and citizens will cut emissions and strengthen resilience to the impacts of climate change and global warming.

Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said:

“Change is in the air. Today’s Climate Summit has shown an entirely new, cooperative global approach to climate change. The actions announced today by governments, businesses, finance and civil society show that many partners are eager to confront the challenges of climate change together.”