emissions

If no actions are taken, global emissions will continue to grow this decade. By 2030 they will increase by about 16.3 per cent compared to 2010 levels.
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Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres

17 September 2021
Climate and Environment

Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday.

National governments are the main drivers of change to reduce harmful emissions.
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Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges

6 May 2021
Climate and Environment

Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a UN-backed report published on Thursday. 

Aircraft on runway.
World Bank/Arne Hoel (file)

Countries back UN agency's landmark framework to curb aviation emissions

6 October 2016
Member States of the United Nations civil aviation agency agreed today on a new emissions standard to control global greenhouse gas emissions from international airline flights.
Globally, the waste management sector contributes 3 to 5 per cent of man-made greenhouse gas emissions

Waste management sector is well-placed to battle climate change, finds UN report

3 December 2010
Cutting emissions from the world’s waste management companies could have a big impact in the fight against climate change, according to a United Nations report released today.

Growing ocean acidification threatens marine life, says UN-backed report

2 December 2010
A new United Nations-backed report warns that unless governments cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, ocean acidification will continue and have wide-ranging impacts on the health of the seas and the fish living in them.
Turning to the sun for energy helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gases reach record levels, could rise further, warns UN agency

24 November 2010
The main greenhouse gases have reached their highest concentration levels since pre-industrial times, a United Nations climate research body said today.