Global Climate Action High-Level Event: Racing for a better world

Actors across the real economy are already demonstrating ambition, leadership and progress towards halving emissions and building the resilience of 4 people by 2030, thereby creating the perfect conditions for political leadership. The transition to a better, greener, healthier and more resilient world is not only technologically possible and economically attractive but also socially beneficial.

This High-Level Global Climate Action event will welcome global leaders to highlight the momentum and action already demonstrated by non-Party stakeholders across the world. Within the mandate received at the twentyfirst session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) and at COP 25, this high-level event is convened by the High-Level Champions in collaboration with the COP 25 and COP 26 Presidents and the UNFCCC Executive Secretary. The Global Climate Action High-Level Event, on the penultimate day of COP 26, is to present the Champions’ vision for the improvement of the Marrakech Partnership for 2021-2025, showing the clear path ahead to achieve the halving of global emissions and protecting 4 billion by 2030, while scaling up finance. Further, following the requests of Parties at COP 25, the High-level Champions will also present a plan for an improved Marrakech Partnership, which will be based on key functions, with specific focus on: 

Opening

Welcome

His Excellency Alok Sharma, President of COP26

Keynote

His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Introduction

Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary

Vision for the improved Marrakech Partnership to enhance ambition

Gonzalo Muñoz, COP 25 High-Level Champion

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Nigel Topping, COP 26 High-Level Champion

Demonstrated progress

Speakers:

• Nigel Topping, COP 25 High-Level Champion (moderator)
• Nicola Sturgeon, Prime Minister, Scotland
• Vanessa Nakate, Youth activist

Action underway and vision for the future

Speakers:

• Gonzalo Muñoz, COP 25 High-Level Champion (moderator)
• Sadiq Khan, C40 Chair-elect and Mayor of London
• Ana Lúcia Villela, Member of the Board Itaú Unibanco and President of Alana Institute
• Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Global Climate and Energy Practice, WWF and Race to Zero and Race to Resilience Global Ambassador 

Party reflections

Statements from the Plenary floor

Closing

Final Remarks

His Excellency Alok Sharma, President of COP26