Environment: India Joins Climate and Clean Air Coalition
India has formally joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership, following through on a commitment made by the country’s Minister for…
Inger Andersen Takes Over As Head of UN Environment Programme
Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen took up her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today (June 15), promising to prioritize greater action on climate…
Stop Air Pollution to Save Lives: UN Chief
In a message to mark the World Environment Day, observed on June 5, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the link between worsening levels of air pollution and the climate…
India Launches #SelfiewithSapling Campaign for World Environment Day
India’s Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar, launched a people’s campaign #SelfiewithSapling on Tuesday (June 4) urging people to plant a sapling and post the selfie with the sapling on social media.…
Asia-Pacific Won’t Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
On its current trajectory, Asia and the Pacific will not achieve any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a new report by the United Nations’…
Pakistan Starts Clean Green Movement to Protect the Environment
The Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan Government and Muslim Aid Pakistan have signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) to collaborate for Clean Green Pakistan Movement. Secretary Climate Change, Mr.…