It’s official: January was the warmest on record
© Unsplash/Craig Manners January 2025 was the warmest since records began, at 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level. The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level […]
COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’
UNFCCC/Kiara Worth | Wide shot of the plenary hall at the UN climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought […]
COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
UNFCCC/Kiara Worth | Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left). The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to […]
COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted
UN Biodiversity | COP16 reached the first ever agreement recognising people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples as key drivers in conserving nature. By Greace Vanegas The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded last weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of […]
‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
UN Photo/Kiara Worth | UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony in Tonga. The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more support, the UN […]
What is the UN Environment Assembly and why does it matter?
Every two years, all 193 UN Member States have an opportunity to collectively address critical environmental issues facing the planet. This moment is the United Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA, the sixth edition of which will be held from 26 February to 1 March, in Nairobi, Kenya. Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the […]