DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,
Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders
from the United Nations and Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a
partnership that will enable the UNFCCC to create a new
AI-powered platform and global climate data hub to measure and
analyze global progress in reducing emissions. This
will dramatically simplify the process to validate and analyze
climate data submitted by the 196 Parties to the Paris
Agreement.
The partnership comes at a critical time, as the world's
governments come together at COP28,
organized by the UNFCCC and the COP28
UAE Presidency, to take stock of the slow progress in meeting the
climate goals set by the Paris Agreement.
"The world must move faster to reduce carbon emissions. Simply
put, you can't fix what you can't measure, and these new AI and
data tools will allow nations to measure emissions far better than
they can today," said Brad Smith,
vice chair and president of Microsoft.
"The Paris Agreement provides the framework for all the world's
nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with limiting
global warming to 1.5 degrees," said Simon
Stiell, UNFCCC executive secretary. "Climate change is a
global emergency that goes beyond borders. It will require
technology for adaptation and mitigation. Progress also requires
collaboration from trusted partners to develop the tools that the
framework requires to be delivered. We are happy to work with
Microsoft in this effort."
Aggregating and analyzing carbon data today is time consuming
and often done through manual methods. Under the agreement,
Microsoft will build a new platform to provide digital support to
the UNFCCC's Enhanced Transparency Framework. This platform will
enable advanced analysis of global climate data through the
creation of a new global climate data hub and an AI-powered data
analytics platform. This will equip UNFCCC and member states with
the tools they need to efficiently report and validate progress
toward carbon reduction targets. This includes tracking
transportation, agriculture, industrial processes, and other
sources of carbon emissions. It will also provide UNFCCC and member
states with tools to plan carbon reduction strategies using
simulations, benchmarks, and data visualizations to help inform
targeted actions, saving time and money.
This work will also include the creation of Global Climate
Dashboards for publication on UNFCCC website, increasing
transparency, accountability, and ultimately informing meaningful
climate action.
Microsoft has committed $3 million
over two years to help enable the implementation of the Enhanced
Transparency Framework and the Global Stocktake mechanisms
established by the Paris Agreement.
Enacted in 2015, the Paris Agreement commits countries to
reducing emissions to slow the impact of climate change, and to
strengthen these commitments over time. Implementation of the Paris
Agreement is critical to achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals.
Microsoft and the UNFCCC will also partner to host a series of
events intended to accelerate climate action in the UNFCCC Pavilion
(Blue Zone) at COP28.
About UNFCCC
The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations
entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of
climate change. UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital
transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an
intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every
organization on the planet to achieve more.
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