EQUITABLE FUTURE CITIES HOLD ANSWERS TO CLIMATE CRISES
Global cities are key to overcoming the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. A new vision of future cities is detailed in a report released by the UN Environment Programme…
BOLD PLAN TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD GETS A REGULAR SCHOOL MEAL BY 2030
United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve the nutrition, health, and education of school-age children around the world following pandemic-driven school…
SOUTH ASIA FORUM ENDORSES INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SDGs
The COVID-19 outbreak inflicted a devastating blow to the sustainable development aspirations of South Asia at a time when the subregion urgently needed an accelerated implementation pathway for achieving by…
UNEP AND INDIA TO COLLABORATE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and India have signed a Host Country Agreement on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. India was represented by Shri…
INDIA’S TRANSITION TO GREEN ECONOMY A $1 TRILLION OPPORTUNITY
As consensus emerges on the urgency and magnitude of the transformation needed to decarbonise the global economy, India’s role and contributions will be critical if the world is to achieve…
COP26 commitments far short, but net-zero pledges provide hope
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise…
FOSSIL FUEL PLANS OUT OF SYNC WITH PARIS AGREEMENT
The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more…