A working paper released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underscores the urgent need for increased sustainability in the extraction and use of critical energy transition minerals.
Climate change. Nature, biodiversity and land loss. Pollution and waste. These are not standalone crises. They are one triple planetary crisis. A crisis that is undermining progress on human health, ...
Greenhouse gas emissions are at their highest ever levels and this year is now almost certain to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record. The result is intensifying climate impacts, from intense ...
Ministers, excellencies, colleagues and friends, As a year in which climate impacts have yet again intensified draws to a close, updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)are beginning to come ...
As we meet here in Baku for COP29, 2024 is on track to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record and climate change is carving a deadly trail of destruction throughout the world. The next round of ...
My thanks to the co-organizers of this Ministerial Meeting on Circular Economy: the COP29 Presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Current Nationally ...
20 November 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan – The UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) announced the establishment of the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate ...
Climate crunch time is here. Greenhouse gas emissions hit their highest levels last year. This year is on track to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record. We’ve seen raging wildfires, ruinous storms, ...
Despite their critical role in mitigating climate change and providing essential ecosystem services, peatlands face significant threats and remain among the most poorly understood and under-monitored ...
Shelton Nyakundi, an 18-year-old student at the Menengai boarding school in Nakuru, Kenya, believes one simple thing could make the difference between the academic success and failure of many pupils: ...