Against a backdrop of global voices, Monaco has made its own position on climate action clear at COP29, with the Principality’s Céline Caron-Dagioni speaking out on the need for increased collective action if the goals set by the Paris Agreement are to be met.
A Monaco delegation, led by Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development Céline Caron-Dagioni, has travelled to Baku in Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP29.
The event, which began on 11th November and will continue until 22nd November, has shone a spotlight on several pressing issues, from the need to set up a new financing framework to support developing nations in their climate mitigation and adaptation efforts to the finalising of carbon market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement—a crucial step towards enabling global cooperation in reducing emissions.
Speaking publicly at COP29, Caron-Dagioni emphasised Monaco’s robust measures to combat climate change at home, including aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. She also issued a rallying call for collective action, stressing that all nations must strengthen and adhere to their commitments to keep global warming below the critical 1.5°C threshold, and highlighted the importance of decarbonising cities. To this end, she noted the role of innovative urban planning in adapting to and mitigating climate change impacts.
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Caron-Dagioni was joined at COP29 between 18th and 20th November by Jérémie Carles, Laetitia Rebaudengo and Céline Gindre from Monaco’s Environment Department, as well as Carl Dudek from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
OTHER COP29 ACHIEVEMENTS
Beyond Monaco’s contributions, COP29 witnessed a number of pivotal developments, including preliminary agreements to establish a $100 billion annual fund for developing nations. The fund will be designed to scale renewable energy projects and build climate-resilient infrastructure.
There were also talks on loss and damage financing, the aligning of health priorities with climate action and the increase in the inception of national-level Cooling Action Plans that integrate sustainable cooling solutions into urban planning agendas, as well as the hot topic of climate equity.
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