Warming world in the balance at knife-edge climate summit
The United Nations COP26 summit in Glasgow will task world leaders with turning ambitions to restrain global heating into the actions needed to slash greenhouse gas emissions
Auto sector shifts gear towards recycling parts, batteries
From ageing electric batteries to old engines to rearview mirrors, the auto industry is revving up its recycling efforts as it faces pressure to reduce its colossal carbon footprint
Countries pledge to stop biodiversity loss at key UN summit
Delegates from 195 countries have pledged to set "ambitious" goals to halt the loss of biodiversity and destruction of ecosystems as the first phase of a key UN summit held in the Chinese city of Kunming
Half a degree makes a big difference in a warming world
Half a degree Celsius may not seem like much, but climate experts say a world that has warmed 1.5C above 19th-century levels compared to 2C could be the difference between life and death
1.5C is the climate goal, but how do we get there?
To cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius means slashing carbon pollution in half by 2030 and to zero by 2050. How can we do that? What will this mean for our economies and daily lives?
World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on global jobs, with a new study by the United Nations estimating that the equivalent of 255 million jobs were lost last year
EU sanctions violators of UN Libya arms embargo
The EU has been making a lot of effort to help resolve the Libyan conflict and hence EU foreign ministers have agreed on sanctioning three companies who violated the UN embargo on arms flowing into Libya.
World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN
The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
Global employment crisis deepening, equivalent of 400 million jobs lost: UN
The coronavirus crisis has taken a much heavier economic toll than previously feared, with the UN warnng that the equivalent of 400 million jobs have been lost during the pandemic
EU report laments lack of progress on gender equality, climate goals
The "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals" is a global initiative to help the world achieve more sustainability and equality. Accordingly, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, has evaluated and examined the European Union's performance towards implementing and achieving these goals.