Special Climate Meet on the Sidelines of UNGA
UN Secretary General convened a special Climate Action Summit on 23rd September, 2019, at the start of the annual General Assembly session, in a bid to nudge countries to do more to fight climate change. Indian Prime Minister also addressed the Climate Action Summit in the UN General Assembly chamber.
Why a Special Summit?
- Presence of Heads of Government: The meeting has a bigger profile, with close to 60 heads of state or government, including from France, Germany, Britain, etc.
- Concrete Plans: This meeting is different from earlier efforts as the UN Secretary General has asked countries to bring ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 India Becomes World’s Third-Largest Biofuel Producer
- 2 Centre Launches Hydrogen Vehicle Pilot Projects
- 3 WMO’s State of the Global Climate 2024 Report
- 4 Delhi Ranked World’s Most Polluted Capital for the Sixth Year
- 5 Rushikonda Beach: Blue Flag Certification Restored
- 6 New Jumping Spider Species Discovered in Western Ghats
- 7 Madhav National Park: India’s 58th Tiger Reserve
- 8 State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (SoW3)
- 9 2030 Global Forest Vision: Priority Actions for Governments in 2025
- 10 Kasampatty Sacred Grove Declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site

- 1 UNCCD Meeting Held at Delhi
- 2 Emission Trading Scheme of Gujarat
- 3 Air Pollution in Delhi drops 25% in Four Years
- 4 Mapping Lightning Across India
- 5 Microhyla Eos: A newly Discovered Species of Frog from Arunachal Pradesh
- 6 Indian Cheetah, Pink-Headed Duck, and Great Indian Bustard Become Extinct
- 7 Anandan’s Day Gecko Discovered in Western Ghats