When nations update their pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions next year, only a massive improvement will work.
The new U.N. Emissions Gap report shows business as usual puts the world on pace to reach 3° Celsius of warming since pre-industrial times – double the 2015 Paris Agreement's preferred threshold.
The good news is that the technology exists to prevent this, the U.N. Environment Program, or UNEP, reported on Thursday, but even if nations uphold all of their promises the warming will still rise to 2.6° C.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
The U.N. weather agency says some human-induced effects will be 'irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.'
The Arctic Council finds itself at a difficult crossroads as its member nations move to exploit the region's mineral wealth.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
