Climate and Environment

Wind turbine farm in Tunisia.
World Bank/Dana Smillie

UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy in message to EXPO 2017

10 June 2017
Global

Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to ensure that everyone has access to clean, affordable and efficient energy so that they can rise to their full potential.

Masses of ice on Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in south-east Iceland in June 2013.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

FEATURE: Climate change and the world’s oceans

5 June 2017
Global

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.

Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric for the UN Secretary-General, reads a statement on the United States decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

US decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord a 'major disappointment' – UN

1 June 2017
Americas

The Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General today said the decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote global security.