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Air pollution from power plants contributes to global warming.
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News in Brief 26 July 2021

26 July 2021
News in Brief
  • Rome UN Food Summit action call
  • Nearly 200 nations start climate science negotiations online
  • More women and children killed and wounded in Afghan conflict than ever
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Floods are increasing around the world due to climate change.
UN Women/Mohammad Rakibul Hasan

No pathway to reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without the G20: UN chief

25 July 2021
Climate and Environment

“The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement from all G20 nations”, António Guterres said on Sunday after the Group failed to agree on the wording of key climate change commitments during their recent Ministerial Meeting on Environment, Climate and Energy.

Air pollution from power plants contributes to global warming.
Unsplash/Maxim Tolchinskiy

EU urged to consider impact of new climate mechanism on developing countries

14 July 2021
Climate and Environment

Although a new European Union (EU) climate initiative unveiled on Wednesday could change global trade patterns to favour countries where production is relatively carbon efficient, its value in mitigating climate change will likely be limited, the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD, has warned. 

African migrants are rescued in March 2021in the Mediterranean Sea which remains one of the world's most dangerous maritime migration routes.
SOS Méditerranée/Anthony Jean

News in Brief 14 July 2021

14 July 2021
General News
  • Coup and COVID-19 fuelling ‘perfect storm’ in Myanmar: UN expert
  • Deadly sea routes cause migrant deaths to double
  • UNCTAD: EU carbon reduction deal won’t hurt developing exporters as badly as feared
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Late September sunrise as seen from Paalijärvi observation tower in Alajärvi, Finland. May 2020, was the warmest on record, UN weather agency WMO has confirmed.
WMO/Tapio Niemi

News in Brief 8 June 2021

8 June 2021
News in Brief
  • Chilly Spring, cold comfort for planet as emissions rise again
  • Ocean blues, as CO2 spike threatens marine life, jobs
  • Rescued Rohingya given food, water in Indonesia
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Peatland forests like this one in central Kalimantan, Indonesia, can store harmful carbon dioxide gasses.
CIFOR/Nanang Sujana

Guterres renews zero-emissions appeal to avoid falling into climate abyss

6 May 2021
Climate and Environment

All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid a disastrous 2.4 degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of this century, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Thursday.

Seoul, South Korea
Unsplash/ Thomas Roger Lux

News in Brief 28 October 2020

28 October 2020
News in Brief
  • UN chief hails Republic of Korea’s vow to achieve carbon neutrality 
  • Rights experts decry Poland’s anti-abortion reform 
  • UN builds momentum for restoring forests in key decade for ecosystems 
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The capital of Japan, Tokyo, requires huge amounts of electricity to power the city.
Unsplash/Jezael Melgoza

Climate action: UN chief encouraged by Japan’s 2050 net zero pledge 

26 October 2020
Climate and Environment

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Japan’s announcement on Monday that it would reduce carbon emissions to zero, by 2050, as part of the global effort to slow the worldwide rise in temperatures, and prevent the most damaging effects of human-made climate change. 

In Bhutan, farmers are working hard to adapt to climate change.
UNDP Bhutan

UN chief urges ministers to provide ‘decisive leadership’ on climate action

12 October 2020
Climate and Environment

With nations striving to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impacts, efforts must focus on decarbonizing the global economy and building a more inclusive and resilient future, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers the annual Nelson Mandela Lecture.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

News in Brief 20 July 2020

20 July 2020
News in Brief
  • Keynote Guterres speech slams inequality
  • Alarm raised over AC units and carbon emissions
  • Scale of COVID crisis in Sudan unknown
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