Tackling the twin crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change is one of the most important challenges mankind is facing in the 21st century. Since 2019, UNEP’s Vanishing Treasures programme, funded by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, has …
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 in. We know what these new NDCs must do. They must …
Your Excellency Dr Fitsum Assefa Adela, President of AMCEN, Minister of Planning and Development, Ethiopia, Your Excellency Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment of the …
My thanks to the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, led by my good friend Chief Justice Antonio Benjamin, for organizing this event. And to the many partners who supported it. Even at current temperatures, climate change has massive impacts on …
While we cannot predetermine the outcome, which lies in the hands of Member States, convergence is growing. Around promoting enhanced design and performance of plastic products and researching sustainable alternatives and non-plastic substitutes. Around …
There are over a thousand such cases identified that could be addressed. The new Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme of the CCAC will support 20 countries to devise and enforce regulation. And over 140 oil and gas companies have joined UNEP’s Oil and Gas …
We have a proven system to identify major methane leaks so they can be quickly stopped – often with simple repairs. We’re quite literally talking about screwing bolts tighter or replacing filters in some cases. Governments and oil and gas companies must …
Methane Alert and Response System issued 1,200 notifications over major emissions; only 15 prompted responses Plugged methane leaks in Algeria, Nigeria addressing emissions equivalent to around one million cars annually 140 oil and gas companies have …
“Now countries need to turn their ambitions into targeted and verifiable action,” says Manfredi Caltagirone, head of IMEO. Methane flares in southern Algeria recorded by the Sentinel-2 and Landsat-7 satellites. Credit: IMEO Right now, there is roughly 2. …
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, deadly floods, and creeping desertification and land …
Nyakundi says to save money, his school switches off its inefficient incandescent lights at 10 p.m. depriving students of valuable studying time. “Right now, lack of light is a limiting factor, both in the evenings and in the mornings,” says Nyakundi, who …
Findings from the new Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment (N₂O) warns that without urgent action on rising N₂O emissions, there is no viable pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and provides tangible tools to reduce emissions by more than 40% from …
“It’s a sad irony that the developing world, which has done the least to contribute to the climate crisis, bears the brunt of climate disasters and has the least resources to respond,” said Dechen Tsering, the Acting Interim Director of the Climate Change …
“Rivers are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet,” said Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma, interim Head of UNEP’s Marine and Freshwater Branch. “Given the importance of rivers and other freshwater ecosystems for food security, resilience building and …
His Excellency, Mr. Akanat Promphan, Minister of Industry of Thailand Mr. Ndiaye Cheikh Sylla, COP12 President Ms. Azra Rogović-Grubić, President of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol We are in a busy and exciting period of …
Seoul, 28 October 2024 – The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will be the venue for World Environment Day on 5 June 2025. World Environment …
The coral reefs that dot Colombia's sprawling Sea Flower Biosphere Reserve are among the most vibrant in the Caribbean. But overfishing, unchecked tourism, invasive species and climate change are decimating these undersea cities, threatening marine …
The strong results, built on a spirit of compromise, and dialogue, demonstrate that multilateralism can still achieve results in a fractious time. After roughly 12 hours of meeting in the Plenary session, at roughly 9 am COP 16 lost quorum and was …
