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- 1UN General Debate ends with call to turn words into action▼The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action
The sixth and final day of the UN General Debate has concluded in New York, with speakers and organisers urging member states to convert the week's promises into concrete measures. UN News's daily wrap-up highlighted the closing message that declarations on climate, peace and development must now be matched by delivery back home.
- 2COP31 urged to target emissions from materials▼COP31 must aim higher to cut emissions from the use of materials
Climate advocates and commentators are calling on the next UN climate summit, COP31, to do more to address emissions from producing and using materials such as cement, steel and plastics, which are among the hardest sectors to decarbonise. The argument, made in commentary from Climate Home News, is that current negotiations focus heavily on energy while material use has largely escaped serious commitments. Participants in the climate debate are pushing for stronger targets on the built environment and industrial materials to be placed on the summit agenda.