Environment/Science

All countries should see air pollution in Delhi as ‘wake-up call’ – UNICEF

New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that air pollution in India’s capital, Delhi, has hit record highs over the past week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all countries to pay attention this emblematic case and take decisive actions to tackle the issue. more

Conservationists, palm oil industry should collaborate on protecting great apes and fragile ecosystems – UN report

New York, Nov 10 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is advocating a collaboration between the international conservation community and palm oil developers in ...

MARRAKECH: UN conference spotlights water, the ‘first victim’ of climate change, as part of the solution

New York, Nov 10 (Just Earth News): In a first for United Nations climate change conferences, a special day was devoted to action on water issues, providing stakeholders gathered in Marrakec ...

MARRAKECH: New initiatives on forest protection give boost to climate action agenda

New York, Nov 10 (Just Earth News): The global effort to protect and sustainably manage forests and deliver on climate change targets got a major boost at the United Nations Climate Conferen ...

Past five years hottest on record, says UN weather agency

New York, Nov 9 (Just Earth News): In a new detailed analysis of the global climate between 2011 and 2015 – the hottest 5-year period on record – the United Nations weather agency has fo ...

MARRAKECH: Civil society vital to drive momentum on Paris Agreement targets, say ‘Climate Champions’

New York, Nov 9 (Just Earth News): Beyond the work of governments, other stakeholders such as businesses, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have a crucial role to play in impl ...

Pollution to cripple NCR economy; Golden triangle tourism to be hit: ASSOCHAM

New Delhi, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): With Delhi and NCR getting the descriptive titles like ‘gas chamber’ and the world’s most polluted city, the entire area of National Capital Region ...

UN released two million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2015 latest ‘Greening the Blue’ report shows

New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): In the latest edition of the United Nations report on the organization’s greenhouse gas emissions, the world body announced that it emitted two million t ...

MARRAKECH: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us,’ chair of UN conference says as new round of climate talks opens

New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as ‘COP 22,’ opened on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco, just days after the entry into force of the la ...

MARRAKECH: UN climate conference to continue momentum after Paris Agreement comes into force

New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): Three days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement, the Marrakesh Conference, which begins Monday, 7 November, in Morocco, will give Uni ...