The sixth Global Environmental Outlook.

Press Conference 13th March 2019 (Part A) by

President of the Environment Assembly Siim Kiisler,

UN Environment's Acting Executive Director Joyce Msuya,

and the two GEO co-chairs

JoyeetaGupta is Professor of Environment and Development at the University ofAmsterdam. and

PaulEkins is Professor of Energy and Environment Policy at University College,London. 

“The science is clear. The health and prosperity of humanity is directly tied with the state of our environment,” said Joyce Msuya, Acting Executive Director of UN Environment. “This report is an outlook for humanity. We are at a crossroads. Do we continue on our current path, which will lead to a bleak future for humankind, or do we pivot to a more sustainable development pathway? That is the choice our political leaders must make, now.”

The Global Environment Outlook is UN Environment Programme’s flagship environmental assessment that reviews the state of the global environment, the effectiveness of our policy response and the pathways we might use to achieve a more sustainable future. The sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook has been in preparation for more than two years by a group of more than 200 experts.

4th UNEA Press Conference on the GEO6 Report, 13th March 2019 (Part B)

4th UNEA Press Conference on the GEO6 Report, 13th March 2019 (Part C)