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At the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), developed nations agreed to increase financial support for developing countries by committing ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial organ of the UN, is discussing one of the most important ...

Governments adopted Resolution 5/14 to launch negotiations on a treaty to address plastic pollution at the fifth session of the UN Environment ...

Government support for fossil fuels reached at least USD 1.5 trillion in 2023. This is the second highest annual total ...

As climate change intensifies, the world’s mountains face escalating threats. Glacier melting, declines in water availability, and increasingly frequent extreme ...

International environmental agreements (IEAs) have long played a central role in addressing global environmental challenges and managing shared natural resources. ...

Companies including BP, TotalEnergies, and Eni will reap the near-term revenues from liquified natural gas (LNG) projects in Africa. Mozambique, ...

Historic was how one official described the May 2024 outcome of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) meeting, which repeated ...

A levy on extracting fossil fuels could reduce emissions and help finance climate action. There are several benefits to this ...

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), the first since ...

At a time when progress on sustainable development is being slowed by multiple global crises and increasing tensions, anticipation for ...

Wherever you are currently reading this, it is virtually guaranteed that something made of plastic or containing plastic components is ...