• To recognize the importance of the climate battle, the initiative was driven by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)

• The main aim is to accelerate efforts to ensure climate does not go beyond the 1.5-degree Celsius limit, which was the goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

• It was hosted by actor Essandoh and had videos aired from around the world, which featured action-interspersed videos, pledges, and conversations echoing calls for world leaders to join and keep up the promise.

• António Guterres, UN Secretary-General said the initiative, driven by the UNDP, recognizes an all-important truth in the battle against climate change, that is “It is not all doom and gloom.”

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