As we described in an earlier article, the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) which ended on 1 December 2024 was intended to be the last round of negotiations, culminating in an agreed final … Continue reading →
On 25 November 2024, talks began in Busan, South Korea, seeking a legally binding deal on plastics pollution. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution which is part of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working towards this event … Continue reading →
The world is currently heading towards a catastrophic temperature rise of 3.1C, a report from the UN environment programme (UNEP) has found. As climate impacts intensify globally, the Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please! finds that … Continue reading →
A Caribbean-based prime minister, a scientist, a group of indigenous women, and an entrepreneur were announced on Tuesday as this year’s winners of the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth awards. The Champions of the Earth award is the United … Continue reading →
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its Emissions Gap Report 2021 on 26 October 2021 which shows that new national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by … Continue reading →
The United Nations Environment Programme has published a report aimed at policy makers on how to prevent another global pandemic which describes zoonotic diseases and how to break their chain of transmission. “People look back to the influenza pandemic of … Continue reading →
The deadline for this has been extended until 30 April 2020. In 2020 the UN Environment Programme will select seven young people from every global region who will be named “UN Young Champions of the Earth”. These winners will receive: … Continue reading →