Major pledges at UN climate summit


GOVERNMENT PLEDGES

77 Countries committing to cut emissions to net zero by 2050.  Excludes biggest carbon polluters – China, U.S., India, Russia and Japan

70 Countries pledging to do more to fight climate change

12 Countries making financial commitments to Green Climate Fund to help developing countries

France: Will not make trade agreements with countries not following Paris climate agreement

Germany: Committed to carbon neutrality by 2050

UK: Doubling international climate finance from 2020-25

India: Increasing its share of renewable energy by 2022

China: Cutting emissions by 12 billion tonnes annually

EU: At least 25% of next budget to tackle climate change

Russia: 187th country to ratify Paris agreement

Pakistan: Planting 10 billion trees over next five years

  
BUSINESS INITIATIVES

100 Business leaders promising to join green economy

87 Major companies with combined market value of over $2.3 trillion pledging to reduce emissions

130 Banks – one-third of global banking sector – signing up to Paris agreement goals

Powering Past Coal Alliance
Seven new members committing to phasing out of coal power

Asset Owner Alliance: Group of large pension funds and insurers pledging carbon neutrality by 2050
     
Zero Carbon Buildings for All
Aiming to make all buildings reach net zero emissions by 2050
 
Climate Investment Platform
Seeking to mobilise $1 trillion in clean energy investment by 2025

Three Percent Club: Coalition of countries and businesses working to drive three percent annual global increase in energy efficiency
    
Cool Coalition: Setting national cooling targets to potentially avoid one degree of warming by 2050


Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, United Nations 
Picture: Associated Press 
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