The Executive Secretaries of the three Rio Conventions come together at #COP31: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. All three Conventions were born at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. Climate change, nature loss and land degradation are deeply connected, and so are their solutions, which is why building synergies across the conventions matters more than ever. 📸 Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres convenes a side event on the Global Grids Accelerator at #COP31. Renewable energy is booming, but without strong grids to carry it, clean power can’t reach the people and places that need it most. 📸 Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets with leaders from the Pacific Islands at #COP31. They are on the front line of the climate crisis, facing rising seas, stronger storms and threats to their very existence, despite having contributed least to the problem. 📸 Kiara Worth Alexander De Croo @alexanderdecroo , Administrator of the UN Development Programme (@undp), speaks during the Global Grids Accelerator event at #COP31. UNDP is one of the initiative’s convenors, helping countries turn grid plans into real projects on the ground, so that clean energy reaches homes, schools, clinics and businesses and powers development where it’s needed most. 📸 Kiara Worth Throughout the day, delegates take part in and document the many events taking place across #COP31. From finance to forests, energy to health, these sessions bring together governments, experts, businesses and communities to share ideas, experiences and solutions, helping to turn climate commitments into real action on the ground. 📸 Kiara Worth UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaks at the Leaders-Level Non-CO₂ Greenhouse Gases Summit at #COP31. Methane is over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over 20 years, and it is responsible for roughly a quarter of the warming we’re experiencing today, which makes cutting it one of the fastest ways to slow global heating. “Super pollutants are a supersize opportunity,” he said. “Methane cuts provi