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Policy & Finance

How the Global South tried to steer the recent UN Environment Assembly

Despite pushback, Global South delegates achieved consensus on a number of issues and an increased budget for the UN Environment Programme.
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Carbon & Climate

The world is closer than ever to climate tipping points, but better investments can change that: UNEP

The latest Global Environment Outlook report emphasised the need to invest against the trillion-dollar losses from climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation. This includes overhauling fossil fuel subsidies and pricing in pollution.
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Policy & Finance

Global leaders press for environmental action even as divisions widen

The United Nations Environment Assembly takes place this week in Nairobi, at a time when wars, protectionist economic policies and global divisions are undermining nations’ ability to reach consensus on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution – issues that require collective action.
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Carbon & Climate

How can China meet its climate adaptation challenges?

China is starting to proactively adapt but its climate-finance systems remain focused on cutting emissions.

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4 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

Analysis: Why COP30’s ‘tripling adaptation finance’ target is less ambitious than it seems

27 November 2025

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Cities

Q&A: Can UN 'Beat the Heat' with plan for scorching cities?

18 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Full methane cuts could save 180,000 lives a year as emissions keep rising: UN

10 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming

4 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

UN report: Five charts which explain the ‘gap’ in finance for climate adaptation

24 October 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline

23 October 2025

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Carbon & Climate

COP30: What is the world doing about climate change?

26 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

New multilateral roadmap aims to close US$67 billion gap in tropical forest financing

8 September 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Explainer: Could making ocean clouds shinier cool the planet?

3 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

Philippines will champion regional framework to scale blended finance as Asean chair: central bank sustainability head

19 August 2025

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Waste

Plastic treaty talks in limbo: Who will finance the next round of negotiations?

14 August 2025

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Policy & Finance

China, Indonesia stepping up in plastics treaty negotiations: observers

8 August 2025

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Carbon & Climate

IETA, UNEP raise alarm over future of nature-based carbon removals under Article 6.4 draft standard

30 July 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The air conditioning dilemma: Cooling homes heats the planet

21 July 2025

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Waste

Open burning of plastic poses rising risks to public health, experts say

12 July 2025

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Policy & Finance

‘Saying development doesn’t work is a ridiculous claim’: Achim Steiner

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