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**UN Climate Chief Sees “Green Lights” Amidst Global Concerns**

**New Delhi – June 17, 2025:** Despite a year filled with concerning headlines regarding climate change, UN climate chief Simon Stiell stated on Monday that several of the world’s leading economies are demonstrating encouraging efforts towards climate action. Speaking at the opening of the mid-year UN climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Stiell emphasized the urgent need for continued global cooperation as climate impacts worsen across the globe.

“This year, beneath the noisier negative news, there are plenty of good reasons for optimism. We are seeing green lights for climate actions from many of the world’s biggest economies, sending powerful demand signals to investors and doers,” Stiell said.

While acknowledging existing geopolitical tensions, military conflicts, trade disputes, the U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement and developed countries’ failure to deliver climate finance, Stiell urged nations to finalize adaptation indicators and create a roadmap for mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 to assist developing countries in combating climate change. He also called for concrete solutions regarding the Mitigation Work Programme, established at COP26, to scale up mitigation ambition.

He also emphasized the progress made at COP28, including the decision to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency improvements by 2030, as well as transitioning away from fossil fuels. He urged nations to build upon the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake at the Bonn talks.

He emphasized that the progress made in Bonn is of upmost importance in determining whether the 1.5 degree Celcius target for global warming can be maintained.

The Bonn talks serve as crucial preparation for the upcoming COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Brazil, the host of COP29, is prioritizing discussions on adaptation indicators, the implementation of Global Stocktake findings, and a just transition away from fossil fuels.

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