Press Conference: Launch of 2021 Emissions Gap Report
Ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, will officially launch UNEP’s flagship Emissions Gap Report, during an online press briefing at 9:15am EST/4:15pm EAT/3:15pm CET on Tuesday, 26 October 2021.
Now in its 12th year, the report provides a yearly review of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Date: Tuesday 26 October 2021,
Time: 9:15am EST/4:15pm EAT/3:15pm CET
Duration: 1 hour
Panelists:
- António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
To join the press conference with the option to ask questions, please send an RSVP to Ms. Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez (sotonino@un.org) by Friday 22 October at 5:00 pm EST and she will provide connection details.
The press conference will be broadcast live at: http://webtv.un.org/
To receive the full report, press release and key messages under embargo, and to send questions ahead of the launch, please contact Ms. Keisha Rukikaire (rukikaire@un.org) and Mr. Moses Osani (moses.osani@un.org)
Please note: These documents are under strict embargo until 9:15am EST/4:15pm EAT/3:15pm CET on 26 October 2021 and may undergo minor changes before official publication.
