UN chief asks world leaders to come up with plan to boost climate action
UN chief Antonio Guterres has told world leaders to come up with concrete, realistic plans to boost climate action as greenhouse gas concentrations are driving …
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Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year: UN expert
Air pollution, both outside and inside homes, is a silent and prolific killer responsible for the premature death of seven million people each year, including …
Commitments to climate actions made by more than 9,000 cities: UN yearbook
Commitments to climate actions have been made by more than 9,000 cities from 128 countries, around 240 states and regions from over 40 countries and …
Azuri and Electrifi at COP24 to Showcase How Innovative Financing is Helping Millions in Africa
Azuri Technologies and the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFi) will feature at the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 this week to showcase how innovative financing in the off-grid …
European Union transfers rights of the logo for International Solar Alliance to ISA Secretariat
The European Union has transferred the rights of the logo for the International Solar Alliance, a coalition of solar resource-rich countries, to the ISA Secretariat …
Climate Change Poses “Incredible Risk” to Cities – UN’s Top Climate Official
Speaking at this year’s Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation in Bonn, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa warned that the impacts of climate change are …
2017 in Retrospect: Despite ‘Trump effect’, global climate change momentum gains
The Trump administration’s decision earlier this year to pull out of the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, saying the Obama-era deal was an attempt to …
CDP Report puts Spotlight on Deforestation Risks in Supply Chains
A new report by CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, shows growing risk to investment returns as companies are not addressing deforestation risks in their …
Bonn Climate Conference Becomes Launch-Pad for Higher Ambition
Nations agreed today to launch the next steps towards higher climate action ambition before 2020 at the close of the annual UN climate conference held …
Italy and UN Launch Fellowship Programme for Climate Vulnerable Countries
The Government of Italy and UN Climate Change have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a new Fellowship Programme aimed at strengthening …