UN chief appoints Michael Bloomberg as climate envoy | General news

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced the reappointment of Michael Bloomberg of the United States as his special envoy on climate ambition and solutions to mobilize climate action ahead of the conference Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.

Bloomberg, Former Mayor of New York City, will support the Secretary General’s work in growing and strengthening the coalition of governments, businesses, cities and financial institutions committed to zero carbon emissions by 2050, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, said Guterres’ press office.

Bloomberg will engage government officials and members of the private sector and civil society to finalize and implement plans, particularly in high-emission countries, industries and sectors, to dramatically accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.

Bloomberg will use his deep experience and track record in accelerating the coal transition to help respond to the Secretary-General’s global call for the phase-out of coal in industrialized countries by 2030, and in all other countries by 2040, supported by a just transition. for affected communities and workers.

As special envoy, Bloomberg will work to underscore the Secretary-General’s call to ensure that all measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic are aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Bloomberg, environmentalist and philanthropist, is recognized worldwide for his work to accelerate climate action. He was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his first special envoy for cities and climate change in January 2014.

Guterres appointed Bloomberg his special envoy for climate action in March 2018. Bloomberg resigned in November 2019 to enter the US presidential race.