Wednesday 17 March, ROME - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy from July 19 to July…
We spend 90% of our time in the buildings where we live and work, shop and conduct business, in the structures that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer.
But immense energy is required to…
Call comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria.
All planned coal projects around the world must be cancelled to end the “deadly addiction” to…
UN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres.
Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses…
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Mr. President, Excellencies,
I thank the British Presidency for convening this debate, and for your invitation to brief on a subject of grave concern.
The…
New UN guide shows how governments can use long-term infrastructure planning starting today to save money, increase efficiency, and promote sustainability
António Guterres says Covid pandemic must not halt preparatory work for key summit in Glasgow.
Governments must step up their efforts ahead of vital climate talks this year by agreeing to negotiate…
Patricia Espinosa says fulfilling $100bn-a-year promise must be top priority to support developing world.
Rich countries must step up with fresh financial commitments to help the developing world…
Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau among leaders to attend first global summit focused on adapting to climate crisis
World leaders met at a virtual summit on Monday to discuss the…
Dear friends,
2021 must be the year to reconcile humanity with nature.
Until now, we have been destroying our planet.
We have been abusing it as if we had a spare one.
Our current resource use…
Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau were among world leaders pledging to tackle wildlife loss at One Planet Summit.
The UN secretary-general has urged countries to do more to tackle the world’s climate…
This year's economic shutdowns have done little to reduce the world's carbon emissions. While pollution has dipped, greenhouse gases keep accumulating in the atmosphere, locking in future decades of…
Lefteris Arapakis comes from a long line of fishers. For five generations his family has plied the bountiful waters off southern Greece, netting the same cod and red mulls that have sustained Greeks…
Abstract
Research reported during the past decade has shown that global warming is roughly proportional to the total amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. This makes it possible to…
World leaders should declare a "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks at a climate…
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