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Global temperatures are set to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, but limiting the increase and returning below the threshold still remains possible, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Global warming threshold set to be crossed, but limiting temperature rise still possible: UNEP

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Global temperatures are set to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, but limiting the increase…

UNEP executive director Inger Andersen has said that while achievements were made at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP 17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia over the past couple of weeks, it 'remains clear [that] progress is still needed to tackle drought, finance and implementation of already agreed goals'.

‘If we restore land, we restore hope’, says UNEP’s Andersen as UNCCD COP 17 closes

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UNEP executive director Inger Andersen has said that while progress was made at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has teamed up with UNEP and the UNEP-DHI Centre to launch the Climate Resilient Eastern African Transboundary Water Management for Environmental Sustainability (CREATES) programme.

IUCN, UNEP team up on water management initiative in Africa

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has teamed up with UNEP and the UNEP-DHI Centre…

When evaluating a business and looking at the growing stack of mandatory sustainability regulations, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) can feel overwhelming.

ESRS E5 and the circular economy – a business perspective on turning data into strategy

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Op-ed by Yashy Raghoo Luchmun, Tunley Environmental. When evaluating a business and looking at the growing stack of mandatory sustainability…

Ramboll has developed a digital tool designed to enable city planners to better measure the impacts of flooding and urban heat using nature-based solutions, in support of the UNEP-led 'Beat the Heat' initiative.

Ramboll develops digital tool to support ‘Beat the Heat’ initiative

10 months ago10 months ago3 mins

Ramboll has developed a digital tool designed to enable city planners to better measure the impacts of flooding and urban…

The United Nations Global Compact has called on the private sector to accelerate actions linked to newly-submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and work with governments to align economic sectors with the 1.5°C goal.

UN Global Compact calls on private sector to accelerate action

10 months ago10 months ago4 mins

The United Nations Global Compact has called on the private sector to accelerate actions linked to newly-submitted Nationally Determined Contributions…

New climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered projected global temperature increases, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has said in a new report.

New climate pledges ‘only slightly’ lower projected temperature increases: UNEP

10 months ago10 months ago4 mins

New climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered projected global temperature increases, the United Nations Environment Programme…