Katrin Schneeberger, Director, Federal Office for the Environment & State Secretary for the Environment, Switzerland, UN colleagues and heads of international agencies, Ambassadors, Distinguished guests, Partners and friends—members of the Geneva …
The rupture of Europe’s Nord Stream gas pipelines more than two years ago resulted in the planet’s largest human-caused release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, finds a new study coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Up to …
From a landmark deal to fund conservation to chilling news about greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 was a rollercoaster year for the planet. Here’s a closer look at some of the most memorable environmental moments of the last 12 months, shaped by the United …
The second season of Resilience kicked off in October. What are a couple of the most inspiring examples of climate adaptation that you came across this season? There are so many. But to name a few, in Burundi, we learned about a relatively inexpensive …
Clean energy: for all… Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the Planet. And clean energy is crucial to its solution. In a world grappling with climate change, clean energy plays a vital role in reducing …
Countries must work together towards sustainable solutions for a safer and more resilient planet to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Rio+20 outcome document The Future We Want. UNEA-7 will leverage science …
In the unusually hot summer of 2016, a bacterium that causes anthrax killed more than 2,500 reindeer in Siberia’s remote Yamal Peninsula, according to one study. Normally locked deep in a layer of permanently frozen land, or permafrost, the once-dormant …
The Adaptation Gap Report estimates that a group of 39 small island developing states – including Saint Kitts and Nevis - will need more than U$5 billion annually to adapt to climate change. But those nations only have access to a fraction of that funding, …
Ministers, We are gathered here today because we all understand the impacts of plastic pollution. And because we have a promise to keep. A legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. Plastic leakage to the environment is predicted to grow 50 per …
Excellencies, Distinguished Participants, Dear Friends, When waste is not managed in an environmentally safe manner, people and planet pay the price. And while chemicals play an important role in our societies, when improperly managed they drive the triple …
Your excellency, Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and colleagues. Welcome to the 168th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), a community that is truly growing in size, scope and …
"When the roads are flooded or blocked, these shelters are close to where people live, so they don’t have to risk traveling miles with elderly relatives, young children, or livestock," said Muhammad Liakath Ali, the Director of Climate Change …
As Guangming Dai, Deputy Director of Shennongjia Park Authority, notes, “The GEF Shennongjia project has played an important role in building the capacity of protected areas, raising public awareness and […] mainstreaming biodiversity protection.” One of …
At dawn, Dorothy Mae Dumawal strolls past a fleet of electric three-wheeled vehicles charging at a government-owned parking lot in Pasig City, Philippines. In a short while, the vehicles, which belong to the Philippine Postal Corporation, will set off on …
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe join forces in a new project to reduce the releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants from plastics. Chemicals with hazardous properties are added to plastic products and released throughout their lifecycle, …
The Climate Technology Centre and Network, hosted by UNEP and headquartered in Copenhagen, receives a 4th round of funding from the Danish Government. Copenhagen, 13 December 2024 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark today announced the commitment …
Baku, 21 November 2024 – 177 out of 193 UN Member States have peatlands – critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots, yet agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, and industrial activities put them – and the essential ecosystems services they provide …
Ministers and leaders from more than 30 countries also reaffirmed their commitment to the Global Cooling Pledge which was launched at COP28 last year and aims to reduce cooling-related emissions by 68 per cent by 2050. Despite commitments under the …
A growing number of textile makers have begun to embrace standards for sustainability, say experts. But an analysis by Textile Exchange indicates the sector will not meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 unless production of new …
