United Nations Climate Change

Vanuatu is calling on the International Court of Justice to prepare a climate litigation toolkit, but first it needs a majority at the UN general assembly

With crossings expected to surge when the Covid-related closure of the U.S.-Mexico border to migrants ends, activists are pushing for a new immigration pathway for people who are impacted by climate disasters. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha...

As our planet continues to warm, billions of people around the world will experience worsening physical and mental health impacts.

This report showcases opportunities to advance U.S. priorities at home and abroad by embracing the Sustainable Development Goals.

Sport has the power to change the world, strengthen social ties and promote sustainable development and peace, as well as solidarity and respect for all.

There are thousands of small-scale, community driven initiatives making a huge difference in people’s lives and contributing to efforts to curb global warming.

A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says. If current trends continue the world will go from around 400 disasters per year i...

International Mother Earth Day is a chance to reflect on how humanity has been treating our planet, and let’s face it: we’ve been poor custodians. And while a steady stream of IPCC reports has painted a legitimately worrying picture of the current stat...

Read the Summary for Policymakers: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdfRead the full report: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar...

Switching to walking and biking could lower individual energy use by a lot—so why aren't there more supportive policies in place?. PixabayThe IPCC emphasizes lowering energy demand. But getting supportive policies in place is difficult.

Greg Nemet, a professor at UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, was one of the lead authors of a report on ways to slow climate change released Monday by

Experts say criticism of oil and gas’s ‘climate-blocking activities’ cut from final draft, reflective of industry’s power and influence

Siphoning CO2 out of the atmosphere is now considered necessary as nations continue to release growing amounts of greenhouse gases, according to yesterday's

The Fair Trade Movement calls on the Parties of the UNFCCC to act on their commitments under the Paris Agreement and to prioritise fair trading practices in the global supply chains

Government’s reef envoy says visiting scientists ‘have to see the good and the bad’ as widespread bleaching confirmed

GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations announced a project Wednesday to put every person on Earth in range of early weather-warning systems within five years as natural disasters have grown more powerful and frequent due to climate change.

“There is no kind way to put it,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said.

The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu has called for the Hague-based International Court of Justice to weigh in on whether nations have a legal responsibility to prevent their greenhouse gas emissions from harming other countries.   Ahead of the United ...

Reducing plastic use seems like one of the easiest environmental actions people can take. We re-use bags, put takeout coffee in our own mugs or recycle our plastic bottles, and feel good about ourselves.

Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and health, green economy, and circularity, as the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday.

Rising seas, scorching wildfires, and devastating droughts are expected to get much worse.

World leaders to gather in Nairobi next week to discuss first global treaty to combat plastic waste

Learn about environmental racism throughout history and today, including examples and how to get involved in the environmental justice movement.

For decades, if not centuries, Maasai cattle farmers in Northern Tanzania have reared their animals alongside iconic wildlife species like cheetahs, lions and black rhinos. But that may change this year for a Maasai community living in the Ngorongoro C...

While environmental risk factors account for at least 15% of mortality in the WHO European Region, inequalities in environmental exposure are making vulnerable groups more likely to be part of the 1.4 million deaths per year than others.

Here’s why follow-through on a $100 billion–per–year climate finance promise, from collecting data to determining success, remains complex but critical.

A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major science report that's supposed to tell people the “so what?”

Governments are taking steps to rein in plastic waste. But none of what’s been done so far has been up to the challenge of a growing plastics industry fed by consumer demand for more plastic products, resulting in a deepening global plastic waste crisi...

As the world picks up speed in its race against climate change and moves forward from the 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Conference, let’s look at ten key global events in 2022 that will shape critical conversations and influence public policy decisions a...

G20 leading industrialized nations must embrace their role as influential leaders against climate change, by aligning development and economic recovery with international nature and climate goals, according to a new UN report, published on Thursday.

Earth’s permafrost is thawing, and indigenous communities in the Arctic and scientists around the world say it’s high time this alarming loss of ground ice receives the global attention – and dedicated research – it deserves. As this phenomenon reshape...

The Major Economies Forum was attended by the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters.

The United Nations’ top human rights body voted Friday to adopt a resolution recognizing the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.  The resolution passed with 43 votes in favor while China, India, Japan and Russia abstained from voting. The United States is not a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council […]

UN Climate Change invites sports organizations and their stakeholders to join a new climate action for sport movement. This initiative aims at supportin...

UN Climate Change invites sports organizations and their stakeholders to join a new climate action for sport movement. This initiative aims at supportin...

Special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry on Wednesday called out a handful of countries that need to “step up” on climate change, urging them to do more as the world works to stave off the worst effect

Cities around the world are the “main cause of climate change” but can also offer a part of the solution to reducing the harmful greenhouses gases that are causing global temperatures to rise according to UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

The UN climate summit led to some incremental progress, but the path forward is still riddled with chasms that need to be bridged.

The overarching narrative emerging from COP26 is complicated, but there are some clear takeaways from the global climate conference

This is the official draft of the COP26 Glasgow Agreement that has been published on Wednesday. Read CNN's analysis of the text here. Draft COP decision proposed by the President

Negotiations are expected to run through the night Friday at the COP26 climate summit, as stark divisions remain on several key issues.

Egypt has officially been selected to host the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2022 (UNFCCC COP 27) after years of significant work on countering climate change.

At COP26 in Glasgow, negotiators can easily lose track of what day it is as they scramble to save us from climate chaos.

A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.

In a world shaken by a pandemic, and a fast-closing window of opportunity to avoid climate catastrophe, the pivotal COP26 UN climate conference kicks off this Sunday in the Scottish city of Glasgow - the stakes could not be higher.

A September to remember, a pivotal month for climate action commitments. From the United Nations General Assembly week to the final pre-COP meeting, last month was an important time to build momentum before the decisive UN Climate Conference COP26 in e...

Britain and the United States are among a few countries withholding support for a proposal brought at the United Nations that would recognise access to a safe and healthy environment as a human right, prompting criticism that they are undermining their...

Ministers meeting in Milan hear calls for sweeping carbon cuts ahead of the COP26 climate summit.