136 datasets found

Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) – to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact is one of gravest existential threats facing our collective, sustainable...

This impact sheet on Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance of MSMEs in Uganda through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) provides a snapshot of...

In 2021, as climate impacts intensified around the world, and the IPCC warned we have a 50% chance of surpassing 1.5°C within two decades, there was still hope that COP26 could...

Key messages and recommendations - The operational rules of Article 6.4 under the Paris Agreement would influence the supply of carbon credits on the market; however, the demand...

Electric vehicles (EV) can play an important part in the decarbonisation of the traffic sector. This helps in climate mitigation and positively impacts the air quality of...

Key messages and recommendations - A robust accounting system for Article 6 transactions will be key to the environmental integrity of the Paris Agreement. Article 6...

This year’s Buildings Global Status Report provides an update on the drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2018, along with examples of policies,...

This note provides a preliminary assessment of the implications of the new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs), other 2030 mitigation pledges and net-zero...

This summary presents the results of an analysis undertaken to model and assess the viability of sustainable practices for the livestock sector outlined in Costa Rica´s Low...

The UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report (published on 17 September, updated on 25 October 2021) and the UNEP Emissions Gap Report (published on 26 October 2021) present projections of...

On the occasion of the Third United Nations Environment Assembly, whose overarching theme was “Towards a Pollution-Free Planet”, the UN Environment Programme decided to lead by...

This thematic brief sets out the status of climate justice in Southeast Asia as well as obstacles and opportunities for implementing climate justice in the sub-region. Examples...

Climate change poses an enormous challenge for farmers in developing countries. In addition to adapting to changing climatic conditions, food exporters are increasingly being...

This document comprises both the Summary for Policymakers and the Technical Summary of the Working Group I (WGI) report. It represents, in conjunction with the 11 chapters of...

One of the top priorities of the Government of South Sudan is to develop and implement sustainable management plans in the sub-sectors of the environment sector, so that the...

This Summary for Policymakers provides an overview of the Working Group's full report. It reviews the developments in our scientific understanding since the first IPCC...

2020 was intended to be a pivotal year for the global gender equality agenda and global climate change ambition. It was supposed to be a year to mark the twenty-fifth...

As in previous years, this report assesses the gap between estimated future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges and the...

The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic...

The essential contribution of nature to addressing climate change provides an opportunity to strengthen the links between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...