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Emerging markets and developing economies face the daunting challenge of securing $3 trillion annually through 2030 to meet their development goals and address the climate transition. This amounts to roughly 7% of their combined 2022 gross domestic product (GDP), creating a significant hurdle, especially for low-income countries, according to IMF.

The world is at a pivotal moment in the fight to protect our planet, and the momentum is about to reach new...

Only 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track at the half-time point of the 2030 agenda

Climate Change Impacts Pathogen Prevalence in Birds and Bats

Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of heat waves. This extreme heat, compounded by wildfires and desert dust, is having a measurable impact on air quality, human health and the environment, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Wastewater poses a growing threat to both health and the environment, emitting nearly as many greenhouse gases as the aviation sector. However, a recent analysis from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, in collaboration with the Global Wastewater Initiative (GWWI), says that with appropriate policies, wastewater could offer an alternative energy source to almost half a billion people. Furthermore, it could provide over ten times the water produced by current global desalination capacity and mitigate more than 10 percent of global fertilizer usage.

The deadliest animal in the world is smaller than a pencil eraser and weighs around two-thousandths of a gram — less than...

An impressive 2,180 climate-related cases have been filed in 65 jurisdictions since December 2022, spanning international and regional courts, tribunals, and other adjudicatory bodies like those at the United Nations. This indicates the emergence of Climate litigation is emerging as a groundbreaking approach to address the pressing issue of climate change.

At the recent G20 Environment and Climate Ministers meeting in India, crucial discussions aimed at addressing the global climate crisis ended without an agreement on key issues. The failure to reach consensus on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other ambitious climate action targets highlights the persistent divide between developed and developing nations. While expectations for stronger climate commitments were high, the meeting ended without a final communique on climate change.

Asia-Pacific region has a limited timeframe to enhance its resilience and safeguard its hard-earned development achievements from the socioeconomic consequences of climate change, said the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),