The UK government has put tacking the climate and nature crisis
front and centre of discussions at last week's annual gathering
of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
To bolster our climate resilience at home the UK signed up to the
OceanEye International Alliance, an EU-led international
initiative to strengthen global ocean observation and monitoring.
The announcement was made by Environment Secretary Dame at an event hosted by EU
President von der Leyen and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney
at the UN headquarters.
Joining the OceanEye Alliance will unlock vital ocean monitoring
data, helping bolster our national resilience to extreme weather
like storms and flooding and helping to inform future flood
defences and coastal planning. Strengthened international data
sharing will also help countries to work together to protect
global ocean health and restore vital ecosystems like coral
reefs, enhancing the long-term resilience of our oceans.
The Environment Secretary Dame , the Prime Minister, Foreign
Secretary, Energy Secretary all attended to drive international
action on climate and nature.
The mission comes after a record-breaking summer of wildfires and
heatwaves across the UK. This government is clear that we must be
a leading international voice on climate resilience, nature
protection and clean energy, while also seizing economic
opportunities.
Environment Secretary, Dame said:
This summer was a stark warning of how our climate is changing.
This government is leading the way in tackling the challenges
posed by climate change: restoring nature, protecting communities
from extreme weather and building a resilient farming system.
A thriving and resilient natural environment is the key to a
stronger Britian and because no one country can tackle these
challenges alone, we are working with partners around the world
to drive action and restore nature.
The Environment Secretary also attended events to mobilise
international finance and discuss how the private sector can help
unlock investment into nature and climate-resilient
infrastructure. She also called on the international community to
accelerate action to protect 30% of the world's land and ocean by
2030, addressing other government ministers from around the world
at an event co-hosted by the UK alongside Armenia, Grenada, the
Maldives, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
The UK will continue to drive action as we head towards the
Biodiversity COP16 and the Climate COP31 held this autumn.
