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U.N. warns significant carbon cuts needed
A new U.N. report cautions the world must begin cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7.6% a year starting in 2020 to meet global targets.
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A new U.N. report cautions the world must begin cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7.6% a year starting in 2020 to meet global targets.
A day before the U.N. Climate Action Summit, climate science groups said nations must reduce "glaring and growing gaps" between intention and action.
Students and young leaders met for the first U.N. Youth Climate Summit to demand world leaders "walk the talk" and “stop wasting time" to save the planet.
More than 500 institutional investors urged governments to finally take significant action to reduce carbon emissions.
Farming, logging, mining and other human activities add to climate impacts on land, costing up to 17% of global GDP.
The summit is held once every three years to examine protections for wild animals and plants traded internationally.
The aim is to establish better networks of support worldwide for advocates and raise the pressure for perpetrators of violence and intimidation to be held accountable.
Only 30 countries appear to have taken steps towards creating fully compliant systems that can provide the accurate climate information that is needed to fulfill the 2015 accord.
Accelerating species losses undermine humanity's perch on the planet because all life depends on rich species diversity.
Energy-related CO2 emissions rose 1.7% to 33.1 billion tons from the previous year, the highest rate of growth since 2013.
Climate protests organized in 2,083 cities across 125 nations made for one of the world's biggest ever demonstrations.
U.N. Environment's global assessments are a touchstone among scientists, policy experts and decision makers.
The U.N. reported losing 21 staff who worked for its agencies; other international organizations reported losing 25 staff.
Negotiators overcame a deadlock on a crucial element about how nations must report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Ahead of U.N. climate talks, studies show carbon dioxide released in 2018 will be the biggest increase in seven years.
Global greenhouse gas emissions, rather than fall, rose in 2017 by 0.7 gigatons to 53.5 gigatons, after three years of decreases.