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A clean and healthy environment is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Efforts to counter the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste must be ramped up in order to truly transform societies and economies for everyone, everywhere.
10 ways you can help fight the climate crisis - UNEP
This piece was originally published on 16 December 2021 and the latest update is based on UNEP's ActNow Speak Up! campaign.. The evidence is irrefutable: unless we act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will not be able to stave off the worst consequences of climate change.. The world is already 1.2°C warmer than pre-industrial times and every …
How do greenhouse gases actually warm the planet? - UNEP
2022年1月5日 · Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – the atmospheric gases responsible for causing global warming and climatic change – are critical to understanding and addressing the climate crisis. Despite an initial dip in global GHG emissions due to COVID-19, the United Nations Environment Programme’s latest Emissions Gap Report (EGR) expects a strong rebound in …
Plastic Pollution & Marine Litter - UNEP - UN Environment …
AboutPlastic pollution and marine litter have emerged as pressing environmental challenges of our time, impacting the health of our ocean and ecosystems. With the relentless production and disposal of plastic materials, our planet has become a dumping ground for an alarming array of plastic debris. From microplastics, to larger plastic items like bottles and bags, these pollutants …
Facts about the climate emergency - UNEP - UN Environment …
The science of climate change is well established: Climate change is real and human activities are the main cause. (IPCC) The concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth. (IPCC) The concentration has been rising steadily, and mean global temperatures along with it, since the time of the Industrial …
Everything you need to know about plastic pollution
2023年4月25日 · This year’s World Environment Day – the fiftieth iteration of the annual celebration of the planet – is focusing on the plastic pollution crisis. The reason? Humanity produces more than 430 million tonnes of plastic annually, two-thirds of which are short-lived products that soon become waste, filling the ocean and, often, working their way into the …
GOAL 12: Sustainable consumption and production - UNEP
Learn more about SDG 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns: One of the greatest global challenges is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth and welfare by decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth and doing more with less. Resource decoupling and impact decoupling are needed to promote sustainable …
Inside the global effort to save the world’s forests - UNEP
Today, more than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference.The pledge, which includes almost $19.2 billion of public and private funds, is a landmark move for nature.. Research shows that a forest the size of Portugal is ripped from the earth each year, driving climate change and a host of other …
GOAL 6: Clean water and sanitation - UNEP - UN Environment …
Learn more about SDG 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all: Sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water and sanitation are essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity, and provide significant leverage for existing investments in health and education. The natural environment e.g. forests, soils and …
Facts about the nature crisis - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
From 7-19 December 2022, countries met in Montreal for COP15 to strike a landmark agreement to guide global actions on biodiversity. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework lays out an ambitious plan that addresses the key drivers of biodiversity loss and puts us on the path to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.See UNEP’s COP-15 page for more information and the …