Climate Justice • Mitigation • Adaptation • Technology • Finance

• The mobilisation of the world leaders in support to an effective efficient and equitable post-2012 climate agreement through the Global Leadership for Climate Action;
• The promotion of “universal access to clean energy” as a key contribution to poverty alleviation.

It is in this framework that the Club de Madrid will continue its Climate Change and Energy activities towards the next UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, in December 2011, and looking towards the UN Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, 2012, where these global challenges will be addressed in an integrated manner under the new paradigm of green growth.

During 2011, the Club de Madrid will develop different activities building up to a significant and meaningful contribution to the High Level Panel on Global Sustainability, Durban 2011 and Rio+20. Within this framework, the Club de Madrid will be advocating for adequate recognition of:

• Cities and local level actors as key implementers of a low carbon economy:
• Needed support for Climate Vulnerable Countries to ensure that proper attention and responses are given to their needs;
• Universal access to clean energy for poverty alleviation and green growth.

Given the reality of current trends of climate change and the increasing dependence on fossil fuels, we, the Members of the Club of Madrid, believe the world faces a stark choice: to act now to transform our energy systems or suffer the consequences of run-away global warming including massive flooding, catastrophic storms and spreading disease. This impending crisis demands bold political leadership and immediate action.

(Final Statement of the Club of Madrid, V General Assembly)

Donors

• Oficina Española de Cambio Climático (OECC)
• United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• United Nations Foundation (UNF)
• Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)