Earth Institute at Columbia University

Written by 17 world-leading scientists, the Earth Statement clarifies, in eight essential elements, what the international climate agreement in Paris in December should achieve in order to provide the world with a good chance of avoiding dangerous climate change.

The closing panel of the World Economic Forum’s meeting on Sept. 28 to 29 in Istanbul, called the “Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional Development,” will be about Turkey assuming the role of the presidency of the G-20.