Special coverage: UNEP at UNGA, climate leaders, Champions of the Earth and more.
UN Environment Programme
Special Coverage
World leaders gathering in New York City at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly have been putting environmental issues are at the forefront of the discussions. Governments, civil society and individuals are making commitments on how they will act on climate, sharing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and celebrating those taking bold action for our world.
UNEP at the UN General Assembly
This week UNEP is drawing the world’s attention to existing solutions to pressing environmental issues and calling for ambitious action. Go to the website for daily updates.
In addition to the high-level summits, many other events, report launches and partnership announcements have been announced or are underway.
Climate leaders that inspire
A five-fold increase in climate action and commitment, although crucial, will not necessarily be popular, nor easy. What does it take? Find out what inspires the climate leaders of today.
Tell us who inspires you using #ClimateAction and @unenvironment for a chance to be published on our website.
Champions of the Earth
Ant Forest, Costa Rica, Fridays for Future—the movement started by Greta Thunberg—Katharine Hayhoe and Patagonia are the 2019 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for pioneering and passionately demanding climate action. The award is the world’s flagship environmental honour.
Young Champions of the Earth
Adjany Costa from Angola, Anna Luisa Beserra from Brazil, Louise Mabulo from the Philippines, Marianna Muntianu from the Russian Federation, Molly Burhans from the United States, Omar Itani from Lebanon and Sonika Manandhar from Nepal are the winners of UNEP’s 2019 Young Champions of the Earth award.
Publication Highlights
Emissions Gap Report
An advance chapter of the 2019 Emissions Gap Report finds that more opportunities for action exist than ever before, and directs G20 members towards nationally appropriate actions they can take to increase much needed action and ambition.
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United in science
The world’s leading climate science organizations released a unified assessment for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining the glaring and growing gaps between agreed on targets and what world leaders are actually doing to tackle the climate emergency.
read more
UN Environment, 2019
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