The High-Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 (to 13 December) kicked off today, with urgent reminders that the international community is running out of time to effectively tackle the climate crisis and must change course and step up ambition in order to prevent the worst climate impacts.
COP25 Kicks Off with Calls to Make Serious Progress on Climate Action
2 December 2019 ?- The UN Climate Change Conference [...]
Protecting marine areas from over-exploitation and providing the people who have traditionally lived off the sea with a sustainable alternative livelihood does not come cheap, but in Seychelles, a focus on financial instruments is making that task easier.
Sustainable Development Goals Fleet Greets Greta Thunberg in NYC Harbor
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, sailed into New York Harbor today, flanked by a fleet of 17 sailboats representing each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on their sails. Thunberg is arriving to participate in the Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Headquarters on 23 September.
Responding to demand, UN opens additional places at Climate Action Summit for civil society; issues call for applications
The United Nations has opened additional places for civil society groups to participate in the 2019 Climate Action Summit, in recognition of the crucial role of civil society in driving forward urgent climate action.
100 Young Climate Champions Awarded ¡®Green Tickets¡¯ to Attend First Ever UN Youth Climate Summit
The United Nations today announced that 100 outstanding young climate champions chosen from around the world will receive support to participate in the UN Youth Climate Summit on Saturday, September 21 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Latin America & Caribbean Leaders to Gather in Salvador to Boost Climate Action
UN Climate Change News, 14 August 2019¡ª Over 3,000 participants [...]
United Nations announces 2019 Climate Action Summit ‘Clean Air Initiative’, calls on governments at all levels to join
Ahead of the upcoming 2019 Climate Action Summit, the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition announced today the ¡°Clean Air Initiative¡±, calling on governments at all levels to join the Initiative.
ActNow Climate Campaign – Chef Grace Ramirez
Chef Grace Ramirez talks about sustainability and green hacks in support of the UN's ActNow climate campaign.
Angry Birds 2 PSA in support of the ActNow Climate Campaign
The Department of Global Communications is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the UN Foundation for a second time on an initiative to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 13 ¨C take urgent action against climate change and its impacts.
The United Nations and Talent From the Angry Birds Movie 2 Join Forces on the ActNow Climate Campaign
The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) is collaborating with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the UN Foundation in support of the UN ActNow climate campaign, a global call for citizen action on climate change.
The world is facing ¡°a grave climate emergency¡±, Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres told a climate meeting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to ¡°seize this opportunity to take bold climate action¡±.
United Nations Campaign ¡®The People¡¯s Seat¡¯ Wins Prestigious Award At Cannes
The United Nations climate campaign ¡®The People¡¯s Seat¡¯ received the gold award for PR in the category Sustainable Development Goals Lions on 19 June.
Tackling climate change, one bite at a time, UN enlists chefs to lead in campaign for sustainable food
Chefs from around the world will help support the United Nations's ActNow campaign by kicking off a food challenge on June 18, Sustainable Gastronomy Day. The Challenge aims to engage people in the global effort to tackle climate change through healthy and sustainable food choices.?
Business leaders urged to set more ambitious climate targets in effort to limit global temperature rise to 1.5¡ãC
A broad coalition of business, civil society and UN leaders today issued a call to action for private companies to make their critical and necessary contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the worst impacts of climate change.
Experts Urge More Partnerships, Engagement for Ocean Action
The Communities of Ocean Action (COAs) held a two-day meeting in Incheon, Korea, 5-9 June, aimed to identify gaps, good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) to sustainably use and manage the ocean. organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in Incheon, Republic of Korea, under the theme ¡°From Commitments to Action: Implementing SDG 14,¡±
Let¡¯s Talk About Climate Migrants, Not Climate Refugees
Dina IONESCO, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Division of IOM, addresses the issue of migration in the context of climate change, where the status ¡°climate refugees¡± fails to recognize a number of key aspects that define human mobility.
Swiping for Trees – Mobile app tackles air pollution
A mobile payment app in China planted enough trees to cover an area equivalent to 130,000 soccer pitches. This video shows how they did that.
Cars have replaced bicycles as the primary means of transport in many Chinese cities but, with air pollution a major problem for the country, the bike is making a comeback, thanks to digital technology, and some 21st Century thinking.
Climate Justice
The impacts of climate change will not be borne equally or fairly, between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations.