Greenhouse Gas Emissions Must Fall Rapidly: UNEP Report
To meet the Paris Agreement goals, the world needs to reduce greenhouse gases by unprecedented levels over the next eight years. As intensifying climate impacts across the globe hammer home…
UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On
UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On Net-zero pledges – and their effective execution – could make a big difference, the authors find, but current plans are vague…
Number of Climate Refugees Expected to Rise: UN
Climate change can affect our health, ability to grow food, housing, safety, and work. Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural,…
Call for Papers: IAEA Net Zero Challenge
Nuclear power can make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The deadline to submit papers for the IAEA Net Zero Challenge is 16 August 2021. The Challenge seeks…
ILO Achieves Carbon Neutrality
The ILO’s efforts are part of a broader UN strategy – Greening the Blue – to erase the carbon footprint of its agencies. The International Labour Organization (ILO) says it…
Cut Global Emissions By 7.6% Every Year: Emissions Gap Report
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unless global greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030, the world will miss the…