| Publication date 14 December 2020 | 21:38 ICT
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The time is now to step up climate action
Mon, 14 December 2020
In November, we marked one year to go until the COP26 international climate summit, to be hosted in the UK. This will be a pivotal moment for the world to come together and agree on ambitious steps to prevent the catastrophic warming of our planet.
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Republic Plaza.
The campaign was launched by C40, a network of megacities committed to realising the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Other C40 cities expected to participate in the green lighting initiative are Austin, Boston, Lisbon, New York City, San Francisco, Venice, Paris and Seoul.
Singapore has set a target of peaking emissions in 2030
The press release further added that Singapore submitted the following two items to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in March 2020:
The Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which aims to peak emissions at 65 Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) around 2030, and