Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Nov 26, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday.
Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics poisoning sea life and affecting humans
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York/IBNS: Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute - the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday.
Marine ecosystem at Tripureshwari Temple threatened after Diwali Mela
Oct 30, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Udaipur/UNI: The Diwali Mela celebration has taken a toll on the ecosystem of the sacred Kalyan Sagar pond at the Tripureshwari temple in the Gomati district of Tripura, raising questions about the measures taken by the organisers to protect its marine life.
Plastic teabags release billions of microscopic particles into tea: Study
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New York/Toronto: A cup of tea may be a cure for rainy days, but the soothing cup of the brewed beverage may also come with a dose of micro- and nano-sized plastics shed from plastic bags, according to researchers at McGill University.
Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate, sustainability principles
Sep 23, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS): Banks collectively with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, signed up on Sunday to new United Nations-backed responsible banking principles in a massive boost for climate action and the shift from “brown to green” models of economic growth.
Aug 21, 2019, at 10:45 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to a new World Bank report, released on Tuesday. It also warns that the “invisible crisis of water quality” is threatening human and environmental well-being.
Vice President calls for equitable and people-centred sustainable development
May 22, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for achieving sustainable development that is equitable and people-centred and stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources.
Climate change destroyed 12 million hectares of tropical forest last year, says Study
Apr 26, 2019, at 10:08 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI) A study conducted by Global Forest Watch has revealed that climate change has destroyed about 12 million hectares of tropical forests, which is equivalent to the size of England and 30 soccer fields, in 2018.
‘The clock is ticking’ on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN deputy chief
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:05 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Pointing to climate change, inequalities and other serious challenges, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a forum on Thursday Development that “the clock is ticking” down, to making the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mass decline in 'coral babies' at Great Barrier Reef, say scientists
Apr 04, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Sydney, Apr 4 (UNI): The number of new corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has plunged by 89 per cent since unprecedented bleaching events in 2016 and 2017, scientists say.
Education critical to ensure future of forests, and reverse their destruction
Mar 22, 2019, at 07:21 am
New York, Mar 22 (IBNS): The UN drew attention to the vital role that forests play in addressing some of the world’s greatest environmental challenges on Thursday, and the importance of tackling the issues that threaten them, such as deforestation, and land degradation.
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): With the biodiversity of plants cultivated for food shrinking, the global population’s health, livelihoods and environment are under severe threat. This warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) comes as the UN agency releases a new report – the first of its kind – on the state of the world’s biodiversity in food and agriculture.
Environment and health at increasing risk from growing weight of ‘e-waste’
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:12 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according to a new joint United Nations report – which exceeds the combined weight of all the commercial airliners ever made, or alternatively, enough Eiffel Towers to fill the whole of Manhattan.
Global warming report, an 'ear-splitting wake-up call' warns UN chief
Oct 09, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Oct 9 (IBNS): A special report on limiting global warming released on Monday by a UN scientific panel, should be heard around the world as an "ear-splitting wake-up call" said UN chief António Guterres. He said the long-awaited findings show that "climate change is running faster than we are - and we are running out of time."
‘Lots of good news’ but much more needs to be done for the planet, says UN environment chief
Aug 07, 2018, at 08:50 am
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): Calling 2017 “the first year in human history” that more electricity was generated globally from the sun, than oil, gas and coal combined, Erik Solheim, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has told UN News that “we are on track” but “we really need to speed up”.
Record high CO2 emissions delay global peak, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Global Carbon Project.
Real Sentiment Behind World Environment Day Must Pervade Every Moment of the Day: Harsh Vardhan
Jun 04, 2017, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Giving a clarion call to the people of the country and the youth, in particular, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan has said that the real sentiment behind World Environment Day should not be restricted to a single day, but must pervade every moment of the day, till the World Environment Day next year.
Dutch Minister calls Trump's decision to quit US from Paris Climate Agreement as 'historic mistake'
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:38 pm
The Hague, June 2 (IBNS): Dutch Minister for the Environment Sharon Dijksma on Friday called US decision to quit Paris Climate Agreement as a 'historic mistake'.
Villagers of Assam's Dima Hasao district convert a wasteland into a green hill
May 16, 2017, at 10:25 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS) : While destruction of forest continued and it is at the peak, villagers of a remote village in Assam's hills district Dima Hasao have transformed a wasteland into a green forest by plantation drive.
Environment Minister exhorts forest officers to be sincere
Dec 18, 2016, at 08:19 pm
Dehradun, Dec 18 (IBNS): Urging young forest officers to be sincere and committed towards the cause of the forestry sector, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madav Dave emphasized that in order to make the systems corruption free, the financial transactions should also be cashless, or less cash should be used to the extent possible.
Ban welcomes proposal for first binding limits on airlines' carbon emissions
Feb 10, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Welcoming a proposal by the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the first binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for further strengthening of emissions standards as quickly as possible.