The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi on 12 December 2025 with a renewed global commitment to multilateral action aimed at building a more resilient planet. Held at the headquarters of the UN Environment…
UNEP Chief Hails COP30 Outcomes, Warns World Must “Move Much Faster” to Meet Climate Goals
The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has described the outcomes of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as evidence that the Paris Agreement is still working, even as she warned that far greater global ambition and…
Rising Heat: Sustainable Cooling Can Slash 64% of Emissions, $43 Trillion in Savings – UNEP
Cooling demand set to triple by 2050, driving climate change and overloading power grids Sustainable Cooling Pathway would cut 64% off cooling emissions by 2050, protect 3 billion people from rising heat, save up to US$43 trillion in avoided electricity,…
UNEP: New Climate Pledges Only Slightly Lower Dangerous Global Warming Projections
Under a third of Parties to Paris Agreement submitted new NDCs by 30 September 2025 Global temperatures now predicted to reach 2.3-2.5°C, down from 2.6-2.8°C last year Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5°C is approaching A…
Better Data Is Driving Methane Emissions, But More Work Needed – UNEP
One-third of oil and gas methane emissions to be tracked with real-world measurements Government, company responses to super-emitter alerts grow over tenfold UNEP expanding to steel and waste sectors, targeting untapped solutions to curb emissions A new report by UNEP has disclosed that more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts…
Air Pollution is On the Rise – But Not Everywhere, Says UN Weather Agency
Climate Visuals/Anna Liminowicz: A school playground in the Belchatow neighbourhood of Kleszczow, Poland, near a coal-fired power plant. (file) As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts…
UN Recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation, and invasive species in three continents. These initiatives are restoring almost…