UN Climate Change Conference – COP24

Special Coverage of COP24, the UN Climate Change Conference

2 December-14 December 2018

As world leaders and change-makers gather this December in Katowice, Poland, for the 24^th Conference of the Parties of the Climate Change Convention, or COP24, UN News will provide you with a front row seat to all the action.

Follow the negotiations on how nations can collectively limit global warming, find out about the latest technologies available to reduce the harmful impact of human activity on the planet, stay connected to those who are making a difference, every day, across the globe.

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COP24 closing plenary meeting in Katowice, Poland, 16 December 2018.

At COP24, countries agree concrete way forward to bring the Paris climate deal to life

15 December 2018

Failing to agree on climate action would ‘not only be immoral’ but ‘suicidal’, UN chief tells COP24

12 December 2018

An Earth Council Flash Mob at COP24 in Poland to remind all negotiators and leaders that everything is moving too slow and that we have to take action now.

COP24 negotiations: Why reaching agreement on climate action is so complex

11 December 2018

Huriccane Tomas Floods Streets of Gonaives, Haiti

COP24 addresses climate change displacement ahead of crunch migration meeting

8 December 2018

An electric and driverless car displayed at the United Kingdom Pavilion at COP24, in Katowice, Poland. December 2018.

Taking fast road to ‘e-mobility’ central to a sustainable future: COP24

6 December 2018

Aerial view over Lake Chad from the aeroplane, clearly shows patched of desertification. In the past 50 years, Lake Chad basin shrank from 25,000 square kilometers to 2,000 square kilometers.

UNDP Chad/Jean Damascene Hakuzim

#TakeYourSeat at the UN Climate Change Conference: a way for all people to join the global conversation

23 November 2018

Climate and Environment

To bring the voice of the people to the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Poland (known by the shorthand 'COP 24', from 2 to 14 December), the United Nations has launched the ‘People’s Seat’ initiative, calling millions of change advocates worldwide to submit messages for an address that will be delivered to leaders attending the conference, by renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough.