Professor Phoebe Koundouri, during the high-level session on systems change and climate and sustainability innovations, which was hosted by the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub at COP27, presented to the delegates the UN SDSN Global Climate Hub and its importance.
The Global Climate Hub aimed at identifying pathways for climate neutrality and resilience in a systematic context where there are multiple crises, for instance, the collapse of biodiversity, as well as economic and geo-political crises. It is focusing on providing science-driven support to governments and relevant stakeholders across the world, she pointed out at a round table discussion.
“Our goal is to mobilise the implementation of the announced pledges [the Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs] all over the globe in order to reach the 1.5 degrees [Celsius reduction in global temperatures stipulated under the Paris Agreement] within the time limit given and to support the Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] targets in very explicit ways.”