Four things the UN chief wants world leaders to know, at key COP24 climate conference opening
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Dec 4 (IBNS): During the UN COP24 Climate Change Conference grand opening on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres told over 150 world leaders gathered for climate action that “we are in deep trouble” and asked decision-makers to focus on four key things: stepping up climate action, according to a solid plan, with more funding, as a smart investment in the future of the planet.
Climate Change Focus: Lake Chad trees keep deadly drought at bay
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Tens of thousands of drought-resistant trees are being planted with the support of the UN in the Lake Chad region to restore vegetation cover around the lake, help farmers adapt to climate change, and support women's economic initiatives.
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife in many parts of the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging governments and everyone with a stake in valuable resources, to think hard about how they are managed and exploited.
Climate change not a hoax, says Trump; reckons scientists have a political agenda
Oct 15, 2018, at 01:31 pm
Washington, Oct 15 (IBNS): Changing his past stance about climate change, US President Donald Trump has said that he believes that it is not a hoax, but accused scientists of having a political agenda.
UN’s Guterres on climate change: ‘We need to do more and we need to do it quicker’
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): As governments prepare to meet later this year for the next round of climate talks, Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the need to speed up action on an issue that is “the absolute priority” for the United Nations.
Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:05 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day of the high-level portion of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
To beat hunger and combat climate change, world must ‘scale-up’ soil health – UN
Aug 14, 2018, at 08:55 am
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS): Healthy soils are essential to achieve ‘Zero Hunger’ – and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – peace and prosperity, the United Nations agriculture agency chief underscored in Brazil at the World Congress of Soil Science.
UN agriculture agency digs in to help forests and farms build resilience to climate change
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:30 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Millions of small-scale farmers will be better equipped to withstand the negative impacts of climate change while at the same time improving livelihoods, thanks to a new global push by the United Nations agriculture agency announced during World Forest Week.
Climate change: An 'existential threat' to humanity, UN chief warns global summit
May 16, 2018, at 03:06 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): None of the world’s challenges loom as large as climate change, the United Nations chief told a major climate action summit on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that global warming poses an “existential threat” to humanity.
At Asian forum, UN chief calls for more equitable globalization, urgent action on climate change
Apr 11, 2018, at 02:34 pm
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): The world must act to spread the benefits of globalization more fairly while avoiding the perils of protectionism, the United Nations chief said on Tuesday.
Climate change could force over 140 million to migrate within countries by 2050: World Bank Report
Mar 20, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Washington, Mar 20 (IBNS): The worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see over 140 million people move within their countries’ borders by 2050, creating a looming human crisis and threatening the development process, a new World Bank Group report finds.
City of Toronto leads in developing Canada's green fleet plan
Sep 27, 2017, at 04:15 pm
Toronto, Sep 27 (IBNS): City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada recently purchased two 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs -- level three electric vehicles – in City's response to the development of its Consolidated Green Fleet Plan to combat climate change and poor air quality -- and has become one of the first governments in Canada to include level three electric vehicles in its fleet, a City of Toronto news release said.