Nepal lies at the hotspot of climate change
Four years into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the scorecard of its implementation remains a mix. There have been important achievements across the...
IPCC Working Group II meets to prepare sixth assessment report
Kathmandu – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II, which deals with impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change, has organized...
Facing our global environmental challenges requires efficient international cooperation
By Erik Lundberg, Finland's Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Seychelles and Permanent Representative to the UN Environment Programme and UN-Habitat.
The changes we need are huge—time is short
Our planet...
Climate change to push up deaths of freshwater fish in U.S. state: study
SAN FRANCISCO -- Global warming in the next several decades will likely pose a grave threat to freshwater fish in the U.S. state of...
Monkeys facing extinction threat due to climate change, claims study
Washington D.C. : There are several animals that are at the risk of extinction because of climate change, and monkeys living in South...
Oil and gas sector can bring quick climate win by tackling methane emissions
As September’s UN Climate Summit fast approaches and the mercury rises across Europe and India, the pressure is on to find workable solutions that...
Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: study
Washington - Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast now as they were before the turn of the century, according to a new study...
EU leaders to debate push for zero emissions by 2050
BRUSSELS - EU leaders will this week discuss setting a target of zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, European officials said Monday, following...
UN Climate Change Annual Report Demonstrates Growing Climate Action
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California, US Credit: National Renewable Energy Lab/Dennis Schroeder
UN Climate Change News, 7 June, Bonn – UN Climate Change today...
Glaciers are melting and air pollution is the cause
Deep inside the layers of ice sitting atop the Andes Mountains in Peru is evidence of the earliest human-caused air pollution. Within the core...
