Statement by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye at the launch of UNDP and OPHI Handbook: How to Build a National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Using the MPI to inform the SDGs
Excellencies, ladies and…
Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It is second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet.
But, while cement - the key ingredient in concrete - has…
A study finds that close to a trillion trees could potentially be planted on Earth—enough to sequester more than 200 billion tons of carbon. But environmental change on this scale is no easy task.…
Two thirds of the United States is expected to bake under what could be record high temperatures heading into the weekend. As a result, government agencies have issued warnings that can feel ominous.
At a Glance
Four separate analyses, including from NOAA and NASA, found Earth's warmest June on record was in 2019.
Earth is on track for one of its warmest years dating to 1880 based on trends…
Welcome to the 12th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change. The Energy and Climate Change network, as the organizer, invites you to this three-days event.
The 12th …
New York - Networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from 6 continents announced that they are declaring a Climate Emergency, and agreed to undertake a three-…
WASHINGTON — When almost a month’s worth of rain deluged this city on Monday morning, turning streets into rivers and basements into wading pools, it showed just how vulnerable cities with aging…
Finland, Sweden, Portugal, France and Germany are often seen as “climate leaders” when it comes to setting ambitious carbon reduction objectives for 2050. However, they lack concrete measures to…
The European Commission registered an official petition on Wednesday (7 July) that calls on the EU executive to set up a minimum carbon price, “discourage the consumption of fossil fuels” and keep…
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, universally adopted in 2015, is a plan to create a better and more sustainable future for all in just 15 years, through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (…
What is the monetary value of being able to breathe in Beijing or New Delhi without discomfort? Beyond the simple numerical challenges, cost-benefit analysis has an inherent ethical blind spot,…
Dahr Jamail on his book "The End Of Ice" and the significance of the many studies showing glaciers and sea ice around the world are melting at an unprecedented speed.
A new report by the Committee on Climate Change has warned that the UK Government is not prepared to deal with the climate crisis.
A month after the UK made it legally binding to be net zero by 2050…
New York, San Francisco, and Washington are among the 17 U.S. cities that will soon face unprecedented weather.
CLIMATE FORECAST FOR 2050: New York City winters will have the weather of today’s…
Last week’s record-breaking temperatures in France and other parts of Europe were at least five times more likely to happen – and potentially even 100 times more – because of climate change,…
Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated to lead the EU’s executive at a critical moment for climate policy, but she has no record on the issue. EURACTIV’s media partner Climate Home News reports.
It…
The Sustainable Development Goals Report shows that climate change and inequality threaten the achievement of Agenda 2030.
New York, NY (July 9, 2019) –The world needs to redouble its efforts to…
Dive Brief:
Rural electric cooperatives are struggling to access the cash flow necessary to participate in the clean energy transition as they are locked into long-term generation contracts, often…
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