UN Climate Chief frames faster energy transition as a national security imperative
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that fossil fuel dependence is driving price shocks, food insecurity and…
UN climate chief warns of fossil-fuel stagflation, calls for accelerated clean energy action
Speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell warned that rising fossil fuel…
UN climate chief warns EU: fossil fuel dependence undermines security and sovereignty
Speaking in Brussels, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell warned that Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels exposes the EU economy…
Simon Stiell at the COP30: Keeping humanity in the fight for a livable planet
At the COP30 closing plenaries in Belém, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell praised the renewed strength of global…
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary – Written Statement Upon the Opening of SB62 June Climate Meetings
At the opening of the UN Climate Meetings in Bonn, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell urged governments to accelerate implementation…
Simon Stiell at the COP29: New Finance Goal is an Insurance Policy for Humanity
"It has been a difficult journey, but we've delivered a deal" - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at…
“Cut the theatrics”: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators as talks enter final week
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut…
Simon Stiell’s UN Climate Speech: COP29 Must be a stand-and-deliver COP
The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the Brookings Institution’s Global…
United Nations: Leaders must align efforts to ensure planetary health at three COPs in 2024
Op-Ed by Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary…
Simon Stiell: Fossil-fuel driven climate costs are an economic wrecking ball for billions
The following is a transcript of UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell's video message from his home island of Carriacou,…
Simon Stiell’s Climate Speech: “We Can’t Afford Rest Stops, Detours or Stumbles”
The task ahead is to put the climate action machinery to work fully, but also safely and fairly, so its…