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UN says global warming likely to exceed 1.5C within a few years

Global temperatures are likely to exceed the key 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming threshold within a few years, the United Nations Environment Programme said Wednesday, warning of more…

29 May 2023

Plastic recycling in focus as treaty talks get underway in Paris

30 May 2021

Nature funding must triple by 2030 to protect land, wildlife and climate

United Nations · 27 Nov 2019 UN emissions report: World on course for more than 3-degree spike, even if climate commitments are met Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature…

United Nations · 17 Aug 2019 Towards environmental protection as a human right through new UN agreement The UN environment agency and human rights office (OHCHR) signed a landmark new agreement on Friday aimed at better protecting vulnerable human…