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Every weekday morning, in time for your morning coffee, Carbon Brief sends out a free email known as the “Daily Briefing” to thousands of subscribers around the world. The email is a digest of the past 24 hours of media coverage related to climate change and energy, as well as our pick of the key studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Sign up here. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a 42-page “Pact for the Future” which, reports Reuters, UN secretary-general António Guterres has described as a landmark agreement that is a “step-change towards more effective, inclusive,... The newswire adds: “The pact, which also includes an annex on working toward a responsible and sustainable digital future, was adopted without a vote at the start of a two-day ‘Summit of the Future’. The agreement came after some nine months of negotiations…Guterres long-pushed for the summit and the pact, which covers themes including peace and security, global governance, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender,...

It lays out some 56 broad actions that countries pledged to achieve…Global crises have spotlighted the need for UN reform and overhauling international financial systems. These challenges include ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan; lagging climate change mitigation efforts; widespread national debt issues; and concerns over technology advancing without governance…Russia failed in its bid to include an amendment... The Associated Press describes the “blueprint” as an attempt by the UN to “bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and... The newswire adds: “The pact’s fate was in question until the last moment. There was so much suspense that Guterres had three prepared speeches, one for approval, one for rejection, and one if things weren’t clear, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.” (The full document can be read... Reuters separately says that “some leaders warned of growing mistrust between nations as climate-fueled disasters mount”, adding: “Prime minister Mia Mottley of Barbados echoed Guterres’ warning and urged a ‘reset’ in how global institutions...

Meanwhile, several outlets note that the UN General Assembly coincides with the annual New York Climate Week. The Associated Press says that “for a week, New York will be [the] centre of [a] money-focused fight to slow climate change”. It adds: “The annual Climate Week NYC and United Nations General Assembly combination is putting special emphasis on how to generate trillions of dollars to help poorer countries move away from gas, oil and... They also need financial aid to deal with the damage the warming is already causing. There’s also a special UN summit of the future, which connects climate change and biodiversity to other pressing issues like war, and another UN special session on the threat of rising seas. And the presidents of climate negotiations in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are seeking to push nations into a new round of dramatic pollution cuts with their own efforts.” Reuters covers a new report by...

The Financial Times notes a speech made in Washington DC on Friday by ECB president Christine Lagarde in which she warned that “inflation risks stemming from climate change, technological progress and ‘setbacks in global... Separately, the Financial Times reports that “western philanthropies have committed to put up $10m in fresh funds to help the World Bank and African Development Bank accelerate investment in green energy in Africa, as... It adds: “The Rockefeller Foundation, along with the Global Alliance for People and Planet, which counts the Ikea Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund as members, said they would provide the money to accelerate... There is widespread coverage of the announcement by Constellation Energy in the US that it, reports the New York Times, “plans to reopen the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the site... The newspaper explains: “Microsoft, which needs tremendous amounts of electricity for its growing fleet of data centres, has agreed to buy as much power as it can from the plant for 20 years. Constellation plans to spend $1.6bn to refurbish the reactor that recently closed and restart it by 2028, pending regulatory approval.

‘The symbolism is enormous,’ said Joseph Dominguez, chief executive of Constellation, the nation’s largest nuclear operator. ‘This was the site of the industry’s greatest failure, and now it can be a place of rebirth.’” The Associated Press says: “The announcement by Constellation Energy comes five years after its then-parent company... It caused no injuries or deaths but provoked widespread fear and mistrust among the US public, discouraging the development of nuclear power in the US for decades. However, there is renewed interest in nuclear as concerns about climate change grow – and companies need more energy due to advances in artificial intelligence.” The Washington Post says: “If approved by regulators, Three... Never before has a US nuclear plant come back into service after being decommissioned, and never before has all of a single commercial nuclear power plant’s output been allocated to a single customer. But the economics of both the power and computing industries are changing rapidly.” The Financial Times says that, “like many of its rivals, [Microsoft] has set an array of climate goals, including becoming ‘carbon...

It adds: “The plant is set to come online in 2028 and stay operational until at least 2054. The location of the Microsoft facilities that will receive the output has not been specified.” An editorial in the climate-sceptic comment pages of the Wall Street Journal claims: “President Biden’s energy policies are so... New data centres are on hold because the grid can’t support AI systems with intermittent wind and solar. Hence, the Microsoft deal.” How to make easy dump & dine Tofu Salad for dinner How to grow Blueberries in home garden or balcony

9 ways to magically improve your communication skills (without any books) 10 most beautiful temples in India perfect for weddings 10 delicious dishes made with fresh coconut NEW YORK, 22 September — World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The most wide-ranging international agreement in many years, covering entirely new areas as well as issues on which agreement has not been possible in decades, the Pact aims above all to ensure that international...

As the Secretary-General has said: “We cannot create a future fit for our grandchildren with a system built by our grandparents.” Overall, the agreement of the Pact is a strong statement of countries’ commitment to the United Nations, the international system and international law. Leaders set out a clear vision of an international system that can deliver on its promises, is more representative of today’s world, and draws on the energy and expertise of governments, civil society and... “The Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations open the door to new opportunities and untapped possibilities,” said the Secretary-General during his remarks at the opening of... The President of the General Assembly noted that the Pact would “lay the foundations for a sustainable, just, and peaceful global order – for all peoples and nations.” The Pact covers a broad range of issues including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance.

Key deliverables in the Pact include: On sustainable development, climate and financing for development UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" on Sunday, which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a "step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism." The pact, which also includes an annex on working toward a responsible and sustainable digital future, was adopted without a vote at the start of a two-day Summit of the Future. The agreement came after some nine months of negotiations.

"We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink," Guterres told the summit. The UN General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" described by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a landmark agreement that is a "step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism." The United Nations General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” on Sunday (22 September), which UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a “step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked... The pact, which also includes an annex on working toward a responsible and sustainable digital future, was adopted without a vote at the start of a two-day Summit of the Future. The agreement came after some nine months of negotiations. “We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink,” Guterres told the summit.

Guterres long-pushed for the summit and the pact, which covers themes including peace and security, global governance, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations. It lays out some 56 broad actions that countries pledged to achieve.

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