Targeting Plastics: Using nuclear techniques to tackle global challenges
There are more micro pieces of plastic in the [...]
Goal of the Month | Exclusive Interview with Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All
Ms. Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable [...]
Nations must triple efforts to reach 2¡ãC target, concludes annual review of global emissions, climate action
Global emissions are on the rise as national commitments to combat climate change come up short.
WMO Update: 75-80% chance of hurricane El Ni?o within next 3 months
There is a 75-80% chance of an El Ni?o developing by February 2019, although it is not expected to be a strong event, according to the?latest update from the World Meteorological Organization?(WMO).
Goal of the Month | Exclusive Interview with Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC
Lee Hoesung was appointed the Chair of the [...]
The People’s Seat: Speak up on climate change
The UN is launching a new seat ¨C The People's Seat ¨C that will give everyone a seat at the table at COP24, the UN Climate Change Conference happening this December.
Greenhouse Gas Report
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is no sign of a reversal in this trend, which is driving long-term climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and more extreme weather.
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere reach new record
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Montreal Protocol assessment reveals healing ozone, untapped potential for climate action
Quito, Ecuador, 5 November 2018 ¨CThe latest Scientific Assessment [...]
New Small Island Developing States commitment to tackle effects of climate change and obstacles to sustainable development
Apia Outcome to serve as basis of Samoa Pathway [...]
In a call for concrete policy pledges from governments across the world to tackle the problem, the UN health agency reports that more than nine in 10 youngsters breathe air that is so polluted, ¡°it puts their health and development at serious risk¡±.
Special Climate Report: 1.5?C Is Possible But Requires Unprecedented and Urgent Action
Limiting global warming to 1.5?C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment.
One Planet Summit, 26 September: Press Release
President of France, Emmanuel Macron; Secretary-General of the United [...]
Global Climate Action Summit Brings Surge of New Commitments
Top UN officials welcomed the outcomes of the Global Climate Action Summit that concluded today in San Francisco, showcasing a surge of climate action and commitments from regions, cities, businesses, investors and civil society; and calling on governments everywhere to step up their efforts to tackle climate change.
Achieving targets on energy helps meet other Global Goals, UN forum told
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity [...]
Consumers, private sector critical in fighting droughts and land degradation, says UN
17 June 2018, Quito, Ecuador--More than 3.2 billion people, or [...]
Madagascar: Climate Change and Migration
In Madagascar, social and environmental changes have driven many to migrate. In response, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), through the IOM Development Fund, is providing support to the Government of Madagascar to raise awareness on the interdependence of migration and environmental changes. (Video courtesy of IOM)
In Vienna, UN chief calls for more clean energy investment
Calling for a new energy revolution to address the challenge [...]
UN General Assembly adopts resolution seeking to fill gaps in international environmental law
The UN General Assembly today agreed to take the first [...]
Urgency Underlined as Bonn Climate Talks Close
UN Climate Change News 10 May, 2018 ¨C Against the [...]