Ever since the first lump of coal was burned thousands of years ago, fossil fuels have played a central part in the story of humanity. But as the world transitions away from these planet-warming energy sources, demand is shifting towards a subset of minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.
Nairobi, 22 February 2024 – While heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade's total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.
In a video address at the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to come together to address the planet’s most-pressing environmental challenges.
“You have shown before that you can unite and deliver,” he told delegates. “I urge you to do so again – and go further.“
Mexico City, 22 January 2020 – In the spirit of harnessing the power of art to raise environmental awar
Amir Beg Khusrawi still has vivid memories of a flash flood that swept through his village in Afghanistan’s rugged northeast a decade ago.
“[It] destroyed around 20 houses, claimed livestock, and damaged our agricultural lands so that even now we are not able to use them,” says Khusrawi, 61.
This piece was originally published on 16 December 2021 and the latest update is based on UNEP's ActNow Speak Up! campaign.
World Environment Day can be traced back to a warm June in Stockholm, Sweden 50 years ago. That’s when the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment took place.
The world is in the midst of a climate emergency, with growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangering human and environmental health.
