Destruction of wildlife and the climate crisis is hurting humanity, with COVID-19 a ‘clear warning shot’, say experts
Coronavirus: ‘Nature is sending us a message’, says UNEP chief
World’s largest air quality data platform launched
A UN and private sector led collaboration has created the world’s largest air quality data platform to help tackle air pollution in over 7,000 cities worldwide.
Denying reality doesn’t wash in Australia
As Australia continues battling its worst bushfires for a decade, Daniela Chiaretti, explains the devastating impact on native biodiversity and calls for urgent climate leadership.
The Young Champion of the Earth ‘greening’ how we eat
Like the popular fitness apps, which help users track their exercise activities, food intake and more, an app called Evocco aims to give consumers information about their shopping habits to help cut their carbon footprint by estimating the climate impact of their choices.
Building a sustainable future with a Forbes 30 Under 30 winner
“It still shocks me the sheer number of people who don’t know that buildings contribute 40% to global carbon emissions.”
Urgent transformational change needed to halt biodiversity loss
Leading biodiversity experts declare that the indirect drivers of nature’s decline must be addressed to prevent the loss of 1 million species, in a new article by IPBES featured in Science.
Business leadership at COP25
As two weeks of climate talks draw to a close at the 25th Conference of the Parties, the contribution of the business sector for limiting emissions has been acknowledged at the highest level.
“Data for Good” Joint Session held in Poland
UNEP/GRID-Warsaw and the City of Warsaw host “Data for Good” Joint Session in Poland to discuss global, European, and local perspective on using big data to promote sustainable development.
Emissions Gap Report 2019 released
The 2019 edition of the Emissions Gap Report presents the latest data on the emissions reductions needed for achieving the temperature reductions targets of the Paris Agreement by 2030.
Q&A: “China has come to view environmental protection as an integral part of state policy”
Dr Jian Liu, Chief Scientist and Director of the Science Division, UN Environment Programme, in an interview with the Polish newspaper, Rzeczpospolita.