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Asia continues to set the pace of the global energy transition, accounting for 74.2 per cent of global new renewable capacity additions in 2025 and increasing installed renewable capacity by …
City Developments Limited (CDL)
CDL leads the launch of the Saving Glaciers and Oceans Alliance at the World Cities Summit 2026
Thirty-five global partners comprising diplomats, academia and non-profit organisations unite to accelerate action and strengthen commitments for glacier …
Zurich Insurance
75% of Southeast Asia’s future renewable energy’s generation capacity under threat – but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented
Targeted investment in climate resilience could help Asean members mitigate up to US$82 billion in potential losses to …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
More than 50 cities across the world have joined UNEP's new 50@50 activation to confront one of the …
All #climate Press Releases
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
19 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Weaving stronger cities in the Pacific together
11 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
5 May 2026
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN policy forum opens in Bangkok with call for more inclusive societies across Asia and the Pacific
12 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
25 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
24 February 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific leaders meet to fast-track action on water, energy, cities and development partnerships
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP seeks young people with big ideas to protect the planet
16 February 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025: UNEP report
30 January 2026
22 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space
9 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Why local leadership will shape Asia-Pacific’s urban future
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
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