UNFCCC carbon mechanisms statements

John Kilani, Director of the secretariat's Sustainable Development Mechanisms programme, delivered this video message for a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on 23 September 2015 marking the launch of the Asia-Pacific Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC).

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres delivered this video keynote address at the Latin American and the Caribbean Carbon Forum, held 3-5 September 2014 in Bogotá, Colombia. She highlights the importance of carbon markets and the CDM in securing an ambitious 2015 agreement and ultimately reaching climate neutrality.

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres delivered this video keynote address at Carbon Expo 2014, held 28-30 May 2014 in Cologne, Germany. She highlights the role carbon markets have to play in an ambitious 2015 agreement. She also urges the business and industry representatives as well we private investors to lead and be heard by their respective governments.

UNFCCC head Christiana Figueres delivered this video keynote address at Carbon Expo Australasia, held 2-4 December 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. She focuses on climate science, the need for drastic action, the outcomes of COP19 regarding mitigation and the latest global action on carbon pricing. She urges Australia to join this greater movement to make polluting more expensive.

UBrainTV Interview with John Kilani, Director, Sustainable Development Mechanisms, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat. Dr. Kilani explains how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) works while responding to CDM critics. He also talks about his future vision.

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC delivering a video statement (in Spanish) for the 2013 edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum. In it she discusses the certainties and uncertainties in the carbon market and in broader climate action.