New York, 21 September 2023 – The Republic of Korea will host World Environment Day 2025 with a focus on ending plastic pollution globally, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Republic of Korea announced today.
United in Science is an annual, multi-organization, high-level compilation of the latest weather, climate and water-related sciences and services for sustainable development. At the half-time point of the 2030 Agenda, the science is clear – the planet is far off track from meeting its global climate goals: - There has been very limited progress in reducing the emissions gap for 2030 – the gap between the emissions reductions promised by countries and the emissions reductions needed to achieve the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. Current mitigation policies will lead to global warming of around 2.8 °C over this century compared to pre-industrial levels. - Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increased by 1% globally in 2022 compared to 2021, and global atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to increase. - July 2023 was the hottest month on record, and global average sea-surface temperatures reached record-high levels. Urgent and ambitious mitigation and adaptation action is
A future of harmony – with nature and each other. A future of peace, prosperity and hope. A future in which people live together, work together and thrive together.
Nairobi, 12 September 2023 – Rapid urbanisation worldwide means every five days, the world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris, with the built environment sector already responsible for 37 per cent of global emissions. A report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA), under the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), offers solutions to decarbonize the buildings and construction sector and reduce the waste it generates.
Accelerating momentum ahead of the expected adoption of an ambitious new global chemicals instrument at the fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5).