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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.

WMO/Boris Jordan

Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of UN climate conference

8 April 2021
Climate and Environment

The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the President of the crucial upcoming UN climate conference, COP26, said on Thursday.

UNDP/Silke Von Brockhausen

2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change, UN chief tells Member States

8 February 2021
Climate and Environment

The world is far from achieving agreed goals to reduce global warming in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday in his ongoing bid to secure greater commitment to averting climate catastrophe. 

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN chief and UK premier announce December climate summit

24 September 2020
Climate and Environment

With the COVID-19 pandemic having disrupted plans to hold the annual international UN climate meeting - known as the COP - this year, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom have announced that they will instead co-host a “landmark global event” on 12 December, the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

UNDP Colombia/Mauricio Enriquez O.

Science, solidarity and solutions needed against climate change: Guterres 

9 September 2020
Climate and Environment

Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are at record levels, and emissions that saw a temporary decline due to the pandemic are heading towards pre-COVID levels, while global temperatures continue to hit new highs, according to a major new UN report.

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

News in Brief 2 April 2020

2 April 2020
News in Brief
  • Key COP26 climate summit postponed to ‘safeguard lives'
  • Spike in hunger across Africa’s central Sahel as COVID-19 looms
  • Address challenges facing migrant workers in India: UN rights chief
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Key COP26 climate summit postponed to ‘safeguard lives’

2 April 2020
Health

With no end in sight to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the UN climate change talks which were due to take place in Scotland later in the year, have been postponed until next year.