Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the world scramble to protect people from the impacts of extreme heat.
Onu‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief
Humanity is facing a “perfect storm” of crises that is widening inequality between the north and south, the UN secretary general has warned. The divide is not only “morally unacceptable” but dangerous, further threatening peace and security in a conflicted world.
Onu‘It’s a crunch’: Hunger and unease shape Egypt’s strategy for Cop27
Global wheat prices hit an all-time high in March, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted exports from the breadbasket of Europe and triggered a market panic. In Egypt, a major wheat importer from what was now a conflict zone, this raised the spectre of revolution.
Africa cop27 carestia OnuNot-Verhandlungen in letzter Minute sollen Weltnaturabkommen retten
Wieder schaffen es 190 Staaten nicht, sich auf gemeinsame Ziele zum Schutz der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen zu verständigen. Eine weitere Verhandlungsrunde im November soll den UN-Naturschutzgipfel retten
biodiv. protez. della natura Onu** RECOMMENDED READING ** Fossil fuel firms ‘have humanity by the throat’, says UN head in blistering attack
Fossil fuel companies and the banks that finance them “have humanity by the throat”, the UN secretary general has said, in a “blistering” attack on the industry and its backers, who are pulling in record profits amid energy prices sent soaring by the Ukraine war.
big oil & gas negazionismo OnuGuest post: Why 1.5C and ‘well below’ 2C are part and parcel of one temperature goal
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OnuDeny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and Beyond
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lobby anti-clima OnuCurrent policies will bring ‘catastrophic’ climate breakdown, warn former UN leaders
The policies currently in place to tackle the climate crisis around the world will lead to “catastrophic” climate breakdown, as governments have failed to take the actions needed to fulfil their promises, three former UN climate leaders have warned.
OnuDie Klimakrise lässt sich nur mit einer geeinten Weltordnung bewältigen
Ohne Kooperation kein Klimaschutz: Was Diplomaten schon lange wissen, müssen Regierungen erst wieder lernen. (Foto: UN Climate Change/Flickr) Der Krieg in der Ukraine zerrüttet die auf Regeln basierende Weltordnung. Globale Institutionen wie die Vereinten Nationen geraten zunehmend ins Stocken.
geopolitica OnuThe UN needs a climate chief who can name the problem – Climate Weekly
In six years at the helm of UN Climate Change, Mexico’s Patricia Espinosa has kept her advocacy conscientiously within the guardrails of international consensus. Call for more ambitious national climate plans, yes. Single out major polluting industries, no.
OnuEgypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks
Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of the agenda for UN climate talks later this year, the host country Egypt has made clear, as governments will be required to follow through on promises made at the Cop26 summit last year.
cop27 OnuAfrican nations’ dash for gas exposes division at the UN and ‘hypocrisy’ in Europe
African leaders’ dash for gas is raising tensions at the top of the UN and exposing Europe’s conflicted approach to the fuel. Across Africa, gas is at the heart of a development versus decarbonisation challenge.
Africa politica energ. en. fossile OnuDo not work for ‘climate wreckers’, UN head tells graduates
The UN secretary general has told new university graduates not to take up careers with the “climate wreckers” – companies that drive the extraction of fossil fuels. António Guterres addressed thousands of graduates at Seton Hall University in New York state on Tuesday.
Onu* UKRAINE WAR * Do not use Ukraine war to defer climate goals, warns Mark Carney
The UN climate envoy Mark Carney has warned against deferring emissions reduction targets in reaction to the energy crisis linked to the war in Ukraine, saying it will only require more “radical” action in the future.
conflitti Onu* UKRAINE WAR * John Kerry warns a long Ukraine war would threaten climate efforts
The longer the war in Ukraine carries on, the worse the consequences will be for the climate, the US presidential envoy John Kerry has warned. Many countries are struggling with an energy crisis while also urgently needing to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit global heating to 1.5C, he said.
conflitti OnuSoll man Russland bei der Klimadiplomatie ausschließen?
Klimareporter°: Frau Dröge, mit dem Pariser Klimaabkommen haben sich die Staaten der Welt darauf geeinigt, den Klimawandel gemeinsam zu bekämpfen. Droht diese kooperative Idee vor dem Hintergrund des russischen Angriffskriegs nun zu scheitern?
conflitti Russia Onu‘Historic’: global climate plans can now keep heating below 2C, study shows
For the first time the world is in a position to limit global heating to under 2C, according to the first in-depth analysis of the net zero pledges made by nations at the UN Cop26 climate summit in December.
riduz. delle emiss. OnuWe must use Cop27 to transform energy and food systems
“Rapid, deep and immediate” emissions reductions across all sectors: the third part of the IPCC report, released this month, leaves no room for speculation as to what must be done. We know that the window for staving off runaway climate change has been closing for some time.
agricolt. & alimentaz. OnuBrazil accused of backsliding in updated climate pledge to UN
Brazil has been accused of using a carbon accounting trick to cover for weakened ambition in its updated climate plan submitted to the UN last week. Under the plan, Brazil pledged to cut emissions 50% between 2005 and 2030 – up from 43% previously. A goal of 37% emissions cuts by 2025 remains.
Americhe Brasile Onu* IPCC REPORT * World on 'fast track to climate disaster', says UN secretary general – video
António Guterres says the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals 'a litany of broken climate promises' by governments and businesses, and accuses some of them of lying in claiming to be on track to limiting future heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
IPCC Onu* UKRAINE WAR * Responses to Putin’s war risk impeding international cooperation on climate
Less than a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict which has so far caused thousands of military and civilian deaths and forced millions to flee, has already been dubbed a “climate change war”.
conflitti Russia OnuPlastics resolution tees up battle over oil industry’s plan B
UN deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed poses with a plastic art exhibit at the UNEA. (Photo: UNEP/Cyril Villemain) The fossil fuel industry’s attempt to prolong its life through plastic production hit a setback at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) earlier this month.
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