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Speech prepared for delivery at the 12th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM12) at the plenary session on “Ambition into action–turning a year of ambition into a decade of delivery”. Minister Juan Carlos Jobet, Minister…
While the world struggles to address the climate emergency, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and average global temperature is now 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. Even fully meeting the commitments set out in the…
Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Environment Agency, distinguished delegates and friends. Today, hundreds of millions of people struggle with energy poverty. One in ten people lack electricity…
REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report (REC) series provides an overview of the status, trends and developments of renewable energy in cities, using the most up-to-date information and data available. The REC’s neutral, fact-based…
Overcoming adversity has long been the stock in trade of Do Thi Phuong, a 42-year-old mother of two living in a small village in Viet Nam’s lush Lao Cai province. As the primary breadwinner in her family of six,…
Planning for adaptation is progressing, although nature-based solutions are lagging. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate…
2020 was not only the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the year of intensifying climate change: high temperatures, floods, droughts, storms, wildfires and even locust plagues. Even more worryingly, the…
State of the Planet is a podcast produced and developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP is the leading environmental authority in the United Nations system. Our work focuses on climate…
Implementation of nature-based solutions has been growing. But there is an urgent need to gather more evidence on the outcomes of adaption projects worldwide. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts…
Finance for nature-based solutions should be strengthened and diversified. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face…
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