UN Climate chief

The global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war has sharply reinforced the economic case for renewable energy, top UN climate official Simon Stiell said on Thursday, arguing that the turmoil has exposed the vulnerabilities of continued…
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In Istanbul on 12 February, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell and Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum addressed national and international media to…
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UN climate chief Simon Stiell said climate action can provide stability amid growing global uncertainty, as Türkiye prepares to host COP31 in Antalya this November. Speaking at a press conference in Istanbul, Stiell warned that the world…
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The United Nations’ top climate official on Thursday, January 8, led a wave of international criticism against US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from one of the world’s most important climate treaties,…
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Despite setbacks from an unfavourable COP29 finance outcome and U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell remains optimistic about the $2 trillion clean energy boom. In an interview with Hindustan Times, he…
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The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week. The plea, made in a letter to G20 leaders…
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United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell on Monday called on the G7 nations to step up action against the climate crisis and make adequate climate finance available. It is utter nonsense to claim the G7 cannot – or should not – lead the…
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The UN’s climate chief has urged countries to intensify action to close the financing gap to tackle global warming at this year’s COP29 summit in Baku, where the hosts of the annual talks are under growing scrutiny. Many western countries…
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Observing that the goal is not lost yet, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) executive secretary Simon Stiell on Friday said that there is a need for course correction to keep the 1.5 degrees Celcius goal alive.…
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