In Focus
Climate
This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.
Ahead of COP30, Guterres urges bold climate action and investment
The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure
Forest loss in the DRC is exacerbated by extreme poverty, mainly due to a growing population lacking livelihoods.
The new 'Don’t Choose Extinction' campaign aims to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel subsidies on people and planet
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the TED Countdown to COP26.
— Rondrotiana Barimalala, climate change researcher and contributing author to IPCC Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, on what it means for Africa.
The report highlights that human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in at least the last 2,000 years.
—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All.
— Mr. Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, Chair, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change.
