New York, 10 December 2020 — The United Nations ActNow campaign is collaborating with the award-winning interactive animation company Baobab Studios to promote individual action on climate change and…
Welcome to the 14th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change website. PROMITHEASnet – the Energy and Climate Change network, as the organizer, invites you to this three-days…
Την κρισιμότητα της ανάδειξης των Στόχων του ΟΗΕ για τη Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη (UN Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs) ως κοινή παγκόσμια πυξίδα για την εξασφάλιση ενός βιώσιμου αύριο, ανέδειξε ο…
We cordially invite you to attend this webinar on sustainable development goals, their fate and what it means for us if we fail to achieve them.
The discussion will be by Dr Ioannis Tsipouridis,…
On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals – in the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our economies and…
European Union, African Union Commission, The AAI Chair from the Gabonese Republic, UNDP and other partners voice strong commitment to drive enhanced knowledge to scale-up climate change adaptation…
More than half of the world's population lives in cities, and most future population growth is predicted to happen in urban areas. But the concentration of large numbers of people and the ecosystems…
New York – In light of worsening climate impacts around the world and strong public concern about the climate crisis, the United Nations is stepping up engagement of its global audiences, calling on…
Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed.
The world has failed to meet a single target to stem the…
Credit Suisse launches Ocean Engagement Fund to advise and steer portfolio companies towards tackling any practices that harm the ocean.
Credit Suisse launches Ocean Engagement Fund to advise and…
Did you know that every year about one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes – is wasted, yet food security continues to be a growing global concern, affecting millions of…
Artificial reefs play an important role in protecting offshore installations like wind farms. Unprotected, the turbine masts are exposed to tidal scouring, undermining their foundations.
The pandemic has set back efforts to achieve the original 2015 targets. The need for change to make them more attainable is stronger than ever.
The United Nations has confirmed an unwelcome…
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations, supposed to reconcile environmental protection with socioeconomic development, are actually failing to protect biodiversity, according…
I thank Dr. Fatih Birol and the International Energy Agency for convening this summit.
It is vital that we bring sharper focus on the need to transition away from fossil fuels and toward a clean…
he United Nations Global Compact this week held a two-day virtual conference, coming in the shadow of the Covid-19 crisis.
The UN Global Compact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative…
WHAT: United Nations Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit
WHEN: 15 - 16 June
WHERE: Virtual summit (registration details below)
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 9 June 2020 – German Chancellor…
UN Global Compact and UKSSD call on UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson to build back better after COVID-19.
In a letter coordinated by the UN Global Compact Network UK and UKSSD, leaders of over 150…
The latest Gates Foundation annual assessment of global progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is less than encouraging. According to Bill Gates, the goals are still far out of…