I was preparing for being the part of the global UN projects from last year, summer 2013, and now it`s going on. Now I`ve just make some quotes to mark the start and what is the base for my work.
May 2014: Abu Dhabi Ascent Links Prospects for Greater Prosperity to Action on Climate Change.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said:
"I challenge you to bring to the Summit bold pledges. Innovate, scale-up, cooperate and deliver concrete action that will close the emissions gap and put us on track for an ambitious legal agreement through the UNFCCC process.” www.un.org/climatechange/summit/ www.un.org/climatechange/summit2014/
"Abu Dhabi, 5 May—Leaders from governments, businesses and civil society organizations meeting at the Abu Dhabi Ascent explored new approaches and initiatives that can vastly expand climate action. "
"Big Idea 2014: The Year for Climate Action: We can delay no longer. Our hopes of eradicating poverty, achieving the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015 and implementing an ambitious development agenda beyond 2015 rest on tackling this challenge now. The costs of inaction will only rise…
Private investment is essential to meet the growing demand for energy in the developing world… But we cannot mobilize private resources without a public lever. Smart public financing can encourage local and international private investments. Investors and companies need to join forces with the public sector." www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2013/12/11/big-idea-2014-the-year-for-climate-action/
"At the Abu Dhabi Ascent, representatives from governments, business and civil society are looking at the possibilities for engagement in nine action areas that are ripe for climate action. They include energy, cities and transport, finance, resilience, agriculture and short-lived climate pollutants. ... It gives you a chance to experience the wealth of opportunity that exists so you can leave here ready to join others in acting,” the Secretary-General told the participants." www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/05/04/abu-dhabi-ascent-links-prospects-for-greater-prosperity-to-action-on-climate-change/ (This entry was posted in News and tagged Abu Dhabi Ascent on .)
(Picture from the site www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/05/04/abu-dhabi-ascent-links-prospects-for-greater-prosperity-to-action-on-climate-change/ )
From that UN activities it is clear the links between global processes, international movement, private investments and public sector.
If you are wondering why I started it, I will explain it in my next posts.
Stay with me to be a witness what`s going on.