Securing Biodiversity By Curbing Militarisation In The Himalayas
The Himalayan region, with unresolved border disputes involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China and Bhutan has seen extensive deployment of military...
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Global Warming On Course For 2.9C, UN Report Warns
Countries must make far greater efforts to implement their climate strategies this decade to stand a chance of keeping global...
UN Talks On Plastic Pollution End; Next Draft Of Legally-Binding Pact
Source: IANS The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution, including...
World’s Nations Pledge To End Plastic Waste
The United Nations has laid the foundation for negotiations to begin on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end...
COP26: New Climate Pledges Make Little Dent In Emissions Gap
In late October this year, just before the start of COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calculated that the world...
Poor Nations Need More Cash To Adapt To Climate Change: U.N.
Half of the world’s climate change financing should go to helping poorer nations adapt to the effects of global warming,...
Emissions Hit New Record, Put World On Track For 3C Warming
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting the world on track for an average temperature rise of...
Greenhouse Emissions Hit New Record, Could Bring ‘Destructive’ Effects: U.N.
Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record level last year and world temperatures could rise more than twice the globally...
Fossil Fuel Polluters From U.S. To China Far Off Climate Targets: UN
The world’s major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction...
