UNEP reports on progress since the Paris Agreement, confirming Inger Andersen's role and announcing a UN climate conference in Turkey.

The entities involved

• Inger Andersen →

  Danish economist and environmentalist

  Nothing else this week.

• Paris Agreement →

  international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020

  • Global warming is likely to surpass the 1.5°C limit established by the Paris Agreement.07:51
  • A protest was held at Musée Napoléon referencing the warming threshold established by the Paris Agreement.07:51
• Turkey →

  country in West Asia and Southeast Europe

  • Regional powers, including Turkey and Pakistan, are forming a counterbalance to Iran's growing influence in the Middle East.08:23
  • Israel warned Saudi Arabia and Turkey of targeting, amid security talks held by four nations in Tehran.08:23

Related events

• Inger Andersen was identified as the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme.Sep 20
• Inger Andersen and Adelle Thomas discussed Paris Agreement goals, noting that the G20 accounts for three-quarters of global emissions.Oct 21