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Bernhard Pötter

UNFCCC: Executive Director Simon Stiell set for second term.

Simon Stiell, head of the UN Climate Change Secretariat UNFCCC, is to remain in office for a further three years. The contract extension is to be announced in July. Stiell leads the UN agency amid financial concerns in times of growing tensions and shrinking budgets for climate and development.

Von Bernhard Pötter

UNFCCC: Exekutivdirektor Simon Stiell vor zweiter Amtszeit

Simon Stiell, Chef des UN-Klimasekretariats UNFCCC, soll weitere drei Jahre im Amt bleiben. Die Vertragsverlängerung soll im Juli verkündet werden. Stiell führt die UN-Behörde mit Geldsorgen in Zeiten wachsender Spannungen und schrumpfender Klima- und Entwicklungsbudgets.

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Climate Action Tracker: Many NDCs insufficient and misleading

The Climate Action Tracker criticizes the national climate targets (NDCs) for lacking ambition, employing calculation tricks, and relying on unproven technologies. Meanwhile, 60 experts warn that the global carbon budget for 1.5 degrees will be exhausted in three to five years.

Von Bernhard Pötter