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At EXPO 2017, UN agencies highlight benefits of clean energy for all
Showcasing the centrality of the energy sector to address global sustainable development challenges, United Nations agencies in Kazakhstan at EXPO 2017 have urged the global community for new momentum to ongoing efforts towards transition to clean energy.
Climate Action Is Needed to Protect World’s Oceans
The vital link between oceans and climate change is among the issues at the forefront of discussions at the United Nations Ocean Conference taking place in New York from 5 to 9 June, which is being attended by the UN’s top climate change official Patricia Espinosa.
Amid ‘dramatic’ climate changes, UN launches plan to step-up polar weather and sea-ice monitoring
With relatively little data available about the Earth’s Polar Regions – posing risks for people and the environment – the United Nations weather agency has kicked off of a two-year international effort to close gaps in polar forecasting capacity and to improve future environmental safety at the farthest reaches of the planet.
UN report assesses ‘huge benefits’ and challenges of green energy revolution
The latest United Nations report on energy-efficiency technologies shows that low-carbon technologies apparently aid clean air, save water and cut land use, and could reduce 25 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and 17 million tonnes of particulates a year.
Updated Climate Change Science to Be Presented in Bonn
An important event on climate change science will be held on 10 May at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn. This year’s annual meeting of the “Research Dialogue” will focus on regional climate information and gaps, as well as on science to take stock of and assess progress on mitigation.
Wind vs. Solar: Why Solar May Represent the Next Era for Corporate Buying
Companies that use sustainable power sources are no longer viewed as progressive outliers. In 2017, organizations that aren’t making the effort to ramp up sustainable power efforts are falling behind the times. It’s no longer enough to initiate once-a-year earth day campaigns and organizations now need to step up and enact real progress by switching to sustainable power sources.
UN Commission celebrates 70 years of 'connecting countries and driving progress in Europe'
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which impact the daily lives of its citizens.
New Initiative Targets 2020 in Race to Tackle Dangerous Climate Change
A group of leading climate and business experts today identified the year 2020 as a game changing opportunity to turn the tide on the devastating impacts of carbon emissions. Convened by Christiana Figueres - former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – the group met today in London to encourage urgent action in the next three years.
