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Climate Solutions

COVID-19 exposed the consequences of the failure to make sufficient progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. We would have been in a better place if we had.

We must change course, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, or we risk missing the point where we can avoid the ¡°disastrous consequences for people and all the natural systems that sustain us.¡±

As we continue to tackle the pandemic, the enormity of the climate emergency can be daunting. What can one person or even one nation do on their own to reverse this challenge? Good news is that solutions do exist!

Climate Solutions
Young Champions of the Earth

2020 Young Champions of the Earth

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Environment Programme today named seven . From harvesting water from air to recycling plastic into paving slabs, they are leading meaningful solutions to a planet in crisis.

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The Blue Goes Green

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has released its latest annual stocktaking on its environmental impact. finds a downward trend in emissions for nearly 60 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ system entities and 310,000 staff members. It also highlights advances in environmental management.

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Rapid Action Starts with Recovery

Go green with pandemic recovery packages. That¡¯s the message of the . It predicts that green recovery could shave emissions by 25 per cent by 2030, bringing the world closer to Paris Agreement goals to limit global warming. Despite a recent dip in emissions from lockdowns and slowing economies, temperatures are still rising at a record clip.

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Banks Align $15 Trillion With Paris

A outlines how 38 major banks from six continents are putting their portfolios and business practices behind the . The initiative mobilizes banks to join the transition to a net-zero economy. Members are applying climate science and adopting policies to exclude financing activities that worsen global warming.

Climate Ambition Summit 2020

A Surge in Ambition and Action

On 12 December, global climate leaders took a major stride towards a resilient, net-zero emissions future, presenting ambitious new commitments, urgent actions and concrete plans to confront the climate crisis. 75 leaders from all continents outlined new commitments, a clear signal that the Paris Agreement is working to steeply increase climate action and ambition. Press release. .

Climate Ambition Summit 2020

A Surge in Ambition and Action

On 12 December, global climate leaders took a major stride towards a resilient, net-zero emissions future, presenting ambitious new commitments, urgent actions and concrete plans to confront the climate crisis. 75 leaders from all continents outlined new commitments, a clear signal that the Paris Agreement is working to steeply increase climate action and ambition. Press release. .

Climate Ambition Summit 2020

A Surge in Ambition and Action

On 12 December, global climate leaders took a major stride towards a resilient, net-zero emissions future, presenting ambitious new commitments, urgent actions and concrete plans to confront the climate crisis. 75 leaders from all continents outlined new commitments, a clear signal that the Paris Agreement is working to steeply increase climate action and ambition. Press release. .

WMO State of the Global Climate Report

Warmer Than Ever

2020 will likely be one of three warmest years on record, according to the provisional . Ocean heat is at record levels. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, as well as a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, have affected millions of people. Even with pandemic lockdowns slowing economic activity, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continued to rise.

Cut the Coal

The world must cut fossil fuel production by 6 per cent per year to avoid the worst of global warming. Instead, countries are projecting an average annual increase of 2 per cent. Those are among the sobering findings of the latest . The report urges making COVID-19 recovery a turning point, where countries should steer investments into changing course to avoid ¡°locking in¡± dependence on polluting coal, oil and gas.

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2020

Emissions hit record high

The global slowdown from the COVID-19 pandemic has not curbed rising levels of greenhouse gases, said the World Meteorological Organization in releasing its latest . Carbon dioxide levels have pushed passed another record threshold, after rising in 2019 at a rate faster than the average for the last 10 years.

State of the Planet Speech

The Secretary-General weighs in on the state of the planet

On 2 December at Columbia University, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet, setting the stage for dramatically scaled-up ambition on climate change over the coming year. See more.

State of the Planet Speech

The Secretary-General weighs in on the state of the planet

On 2 December at Columbia University, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet, setting the stage for dramatically scaled-up ambition on climate change over the coming year. See more.

State of the Planet Speech

The Secretary-General weighs in on the state of the planet

On 2 December at Columbia University, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet, setting the stage for dramatically scaled-up ambition on climate change over the coming year. See more.

State of the Planet Speech

The Secretary-General weighs in on the state of the planet

On 2 December at Columbia University, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet, setting the stage for dramatically scaled-up ambition on climate change over the coming year. See more.

Investors know: green is smart

Just a decade ago, the world¡¯s largest public company was an oil giant. Now a renewable energy company has surpassed it in value. Investors are piling into clean energy and other green companies because they know climate action is increasingly profitable and key to a sustainable future. For a take by the head of the , see .