After last month’s call for Ambassadors, we are now looking for partner organisations to join the Climate Pact – you can find the details below. We are also just one day away from the COP28 in Dubai, where many members of the Climate Pact will be attending or tuning in online to keep up to date with the climate negotiations. 

You’ll also find: 

• '10 points for Dubai' – the official message from the EU to the United Nations that Pact Ambassadors helped shape at the recent European Climate Stocktake 

• Useful links to help you follow along with the COP28 

• A recap of an innovative event organised by the Climate Pact and TEDxBrussels 

On 27 October, Pact Ambassadors Nicoleta Talpes and Udo Engelhardt took to the stage at the European Climate Stocktake to share the views of 100 fellow Ambassadors on climate action in the European Union. Their contributions have since been included in '10 points for Dubai', an official message from the EU to the UNFCC ahead of the COP28. A full report of the Ambassador feedback can be found here and you can read the report from the European Climate Stocktake event here.

To hear more from our two Ambassadors, read the article below.

Read the article

Climate Pact Ambassador from Belgium Cinzia De Marzo played a key role in organising the event. Impressed by the high level of participants’ awareness, Cinzia told us ‘the key values of the European Climate Pact and its main topics, such as green spaces, skills, mobility, and buildings, were very much present in the discussions’.

The campaign was organised in the aftermath of the unprecedented storm that hit Zagreb in July 2023, damaging more than 10,000 trees. The organisers were supported by Greenpeace Croatia, climate scientists, Cleaning Bears (Čisteći Medvjedići), and the network Meter for a Better Climate (mreža Metar do bolje klime). DOOR gave a live interview on the action on Croatian National Television.

Reminder: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)

The 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, commonly known as the COP28, is starting, and the stakes are high. Stay up to date with COP28 outcomes and join EU side events – including a Climate Pact event! Register and find more information below.

• 8 December: European Climate Pact event on engaging citizens in climate action. Register here

• EU side events: Register for one or more of the 90 side events organised by the European Union here

• Thematic program: Find the official schedule of the main COP28 events and register for tickets here

• Virtual platform: Once you have registered for COP28, you can watch and join meetings and network with other participants by logging into the United Nations virtual platform

#EUClimatePact at the Brussels Climate March

The Climate Pact community in Belgium is inviting Ambassadors and friends of the Pact to join them in the BXL Climate March to spread the message that every degree and every climate action counts. 

Register now

Climate Pact Ambassador and consultant from The Netherlands, Rob de Laet, is passionate about studying and spreading the word about the power of plants, more specifically forests. His proposal ‘Choose life, let’s cool climate chaos’ has been shared hundreds of times on social media. It focuses on explaining climate change and how to reverse it with nature-based solutions. 

‘While carbon gets all the attention, another factor is largely overlooked – water. Once we understand the full force of plants and the water cycle, we can confront the climate crisis with a whole new set of measures.’ 

Read the proposal

Is your organisation eager to address the climate crisis and contribute to a sustainable future? You could be an ideal candidate to become a European Climate Pact Partner. Applications close 5 January.

Learn more and apply

We are inviting individuals and organisations to organise European Climate Pact satellite events. This means the events need to involve discussions in national languages, engage local communities and highlight the roles of particular groups and sectors in the European Climate Pact. Once the details of your event have been agreed, it will be published on the Climate Pact website.

Learn more and register your event

They were left without running water, electricity, roads or access to schools and medical supplies for weeks following storm Daniel, with many losing loved ones, houses and businesses in the flood’s ‘muddy waters’.

‘The climate crisis is here and we’re facing the consequences, but I feel that there is hope and that we are witnessing the wind of change. After all, we need to prepare a better world for us and for the next generation.’

It takes an estimated 2,700 litres of fresh water to make a single cotton t-shirt? That’s enough to meet one person’s drinking needs for 2.5 years. 
 
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