Guterres: We need developed countries to double adaptation finance to at least $40 bn a year by 2025
“Climate catastrophe is hammering health, widening inequalities, harming sustainable development, and rocking the foundations of ...
Global Experiences
UN-Habitat report: Over 2 bn people in cities could be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040
More than 2 billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional ...
Cutting emissions, boosting early warnings top priority after deadly floods in Spain
The deadly floods in Spain have underlined the international community’s need to cut greenhouse gas ...
UN Chief: “We are choking on plastic” ..Humanity produces over 460 million metric tons of plastic annually
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres said “We are choking on plastic” as “Each year, ...
€380 m allocated to 133 new projects under EU’s LIFE Program for environment, climate action
The European Commission has granted today more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe ...
Spain’s contribution to UNDP up by 82%
Spain has contributed EUR 5 million in regular (core) resources to the United Nations Development ...
$300,000 to 800,000 for GFC selected projects to minimize harm from chemicals, waste
Selected projects by the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) will receive $300,000 to 800,000 for ...
Norway earmarks $ 5.2 m to back Malawi over El Niño-induced drought
Norway allocated $ 5.2 million to support 544,000 Malawians adversely impacted by the El Niño-induced ...
EU, Gates Foundation develop new financing mechanisms for better access to health products
The European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are ...
WMO: Full recovery of Ozone Layer by 2040-2045
A new bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) expected full recovery of the Ozone ...
Google partners with Holocene for removal of 100,000 tons of carbon at record price
Google announced a new deal with direct air capture provider Holocene for 100,000 tons of ...
Report: 34 hydrometeorological hazard events in 2023 impacted 25 million people
The South-West Pacific region is extremely prone to disasters associated with hydrometeorological hazards, especially storms ...
Denmark sixth-largest benefactor of UNEP Environment Fund with $7.2 m allocated in 2023
Denmark is the sixth-largest benefactor of the Environment Fund of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), ...
Report: GHG concentrations, global temperatures reach record highs in 2023
Greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, the global temperature across land and the ocean, global sea level ...
Survey: 40% of US companies allocate specific budget for sustainability
A survey – conducted by EcoOnline, a leading SaaS technology company for chemical safety, EHS ...
Research: Plants are more diverse in extreme climates
A new research from several leading institutions, including the University of Sydney, has shown that ...
IEA: Renewable sources’ share of global energy supply to up to 35% in 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said renewable sources of electricity are also set to expand ...
Research: Trees diverged from magnolias highly efficient in carbon storage
Scientists from the Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University and Jagiellonian University, Poland, found out that ...
Royal Mail to add extra 2,100 e-vans to cut 6,000 tons of CO2 equivalent annually
Royal Mail is adding another 2,100 electric vans to its fleet over the next year ...
EIB mobilized €354 bn in green investment from 2021 to 2023
The 2023 Sustainability Report of the European Investment Bank (EIB) said the EIB group has mobilized ...
First eco-labeling program in Latin America, Caribbean
The first regional eco-labeling program was launched in Latin America and Caribbean aims to drive ...