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16 Mar 2017 Speech
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Speech delivered at G20 Opening Session on Resource Efficiency: Using resource efficiency to deliver the 2030 Agenda

Good Morning All! Let me just quickly start by thanking the German Government for their strong leadership on environmental issues and climate change. As President of the G7 for the summit at Elmau Castle,…

03 Mar 2017 Story
Nudge to action: Behavioural science for sustainability

Understanding human decision-making can provide insights on how to design more effective policies on sustainable consumption and production In Kibera, Africa’s second-largest informal settlement, located in Kenya,…

22 Feb 2017 Report
Fostering and Communicating Sustainable Lifestyles: Principles and Emerging Practices - Full Report

This UN Environment report sets out a four-step strategy roadmap for fostering and communicating sustainable lifestyles, illustrated by 16 initiatives and campaigns from around the world. The report details eight operating principles and tips on how…

15 Feb 2017 Press release
Argentina in the G20 Troika: the Boost to Sustainable Financing

In its first steps as part of the G20 troika,  A set of three countries working to ensure the continuity of the G20 agenda. the Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of Treasury Ariel Sigal expressed the country’s…

31 Jan 2017 Story
Renewables set to energize Africa's growth

John Magiro Wangari was just 16 when he saved up 2,000 Kenyan shillings (about 20 US dollars today) to buy a generator, thinking to start an electricity generation project. The nearest electricity pole from his…

24 Jan 2017 Story
Become a part of the resource revolution

Our crowded planet and its globalizing economy face a worldwide resource challenge. To survive in the long term, businesses will need to innovate and take on the challenge of decoupling economic growth from…

16 Jan 2017 Video
Green technologies key to boosting air quality in Chinese cities, says UN Environment chief

Large-scale adoption of green technologies in key sectors like manufacturing and transport is key to boosting air quality in China's major cities, according to United Nations Environment Programme Executive…

06 Jan 2017 Story
Working as one UN for Environmental Health

There are many compelling reasons why we need to clean up the global environment. One of the most pressing is that a polluted environment is a deadly one, according to a joint editorial by the heads of the World…

06 Nov 2016 Story
United Nations reports its 2015 greenhouse gas emissions

7 November 2016 - The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the…

01 Nov 2016 Press release
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation and UN Environment Launch Video Contest to Bring Attention to Food Waste

1 November 2016 - Forgotten in the fridge or scraped off a plate. Thrown in the garbage. Left to rot. Sent to a landfill. Millions of consumers repeat this sequence of actions without a second thought and send…

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