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The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme submits to the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme a report entitled “Towards a pollution-free planet”, which describes the challenges…
Omer Badokhon wins Young Champion of the Earth prize for biogas project that will help to fight climate change, deadly indoor air pollution and the spread of cholera Omer is one of six inaugural winners from around…
Janet Kabeberi-Macharia is UN Environment’s Senior Gender Advisor and Head of the Gender and Safeguards Unit. In UN Environment, Ms. Kabeberi-Macharia coordinates a dynamic team of five staff and a global network…
City signs €8.4 million loan with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to fund construction of a new biomass energy plant Switch from oil to green heating is expected to slash C02 and sulphur dioxide…
Infographic highlighting the deployment of renewable energy in different parts of the world
France will invest a total of 2 billion euros in renewable energy in Africa in 2016-20, a 50% increase in comparison with the last five years. French President François Hollande made the announcement alongside UN…
Bonn, 8 November 2017 – Progress needs to be made towards assessing adaptation at the global level to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement, according to a new UN assessment. The Paris Agreement established…
Even if the pledges in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change are implemented, we will still not reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet the goals. The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2017 states that for the 2°C goal, this shortfall could…
Yantai, China 15 September 2017 – UN Environment and the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) today joined forces to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy use in Chinese…
Renowned economist and thought leader in green finance Dr. Ma Jun, chief economist of the Research Bureau at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has been appointed as UN Environment’s Special Advisor on Sustainable…
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