Climate Change

UN Secretariat adopts plan to halve own emissions by 2030

The United Nations Secretariat has adopted a new 10-year Climate Action Plan aimed at transforming its operations to achieve a 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse...

Young people take to streets as over 5,200 climate strikes commence in 156 countries

More than 5,200 climate strikes will be held in 156 countries around the world from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27, 2019 as part of...

German, Philippines youths join call for climate justice

The global climate strike got under way in major German cities on Friday, September 20, 2019 with organisers expecting a mass demonstration at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate...

Costa Rica wins UNEP award for fighting climate change

Costa Rica was named “UN Champion of the Earth” for its leading role in fighting climate change, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Friday,...

Day of Peace: UNIC Director canvasses planting of more trees to mitigate global warming

Director of United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Ronald Kayanja, on Friday, September 20, 2019 in Lagos called for planting of more trees to mitigate the adverse...

UN summit must be a game-changer for climate, activists insist

Civil society expects world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York to come with stronger emission targets, processes to build resilience...

Guterres announces new Climate Action Summit jobs initiative

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, September18, 2019 announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the...

Roadmap provides 36 solutions to halve GHG emissions by 2030

In advance of the 2019 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City, an international group of experts have published the Exponential Roadmap: the 36 most...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

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