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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
‘Cool leaders’, a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15: UN
Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in economic benefits, …
Eco-Business
Resilience and credible regulation key to unlocking the US$210 billion Thailand needs to decarbonise by 2035
Bangkok, 24 September: Strengthening water governance, scaling renewable energy and enforcing robust climate legislation are essential to safeguarding …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
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31 August 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Greening lands, feeding people: UN awards three restoration flagships at UNCCD COP17
20 August 2026
29 July 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
From courts to legislatures, countries are embedding just transition in law and policy
11 July 2026
United Nations Environment Programme
From promises to progress: why the Bonn conference must push the needle on climate change
7 July 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP, partners ramp up efforts to address major methane leaks as UN chief urges rapid cuts
25 June 2026
2 June 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
24 May 2026
UN Environment Programme
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
5 May 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New regional partnerships to drive joint environmental action in Central Asia
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Satellite methane alerts expanded to coal and waste sectors, UNEP announces
8 April 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste
31 March 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste
17 March 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages
11 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN-backed initiative puts Bangkok youth at the center of city’s electric mobility shift
24 February 2026
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
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