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United Nations Environment Programme

International Effort to Curb Emissions of a Climate Super Pollutant Falls Short, UN Report Reveals

Methane emissions continue to climb despite a pledge by countries to curb climate pollution.

By Phil McKenna

 A cyclist passes a landfill, a known emitter of Methane, on Jan. 21 in Barisal, Bangladesh. Credit: Niamul Rifat/Anadolu via Getty Images
UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends a press conference during the United Nations’ Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

New UN Report Warns of Lagging Climate Action

By Bob Berwyn
People shield themselves from the sun during a heat wave on Aug. 27 in Osaka, Japan. As deadly heat waves kill tens of thousands worldwide annually, the United Nations Environmental Programme has started controversial discussions about concepts to build an atmospheric umbrella for the Earth. Credit: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

UN Sessions on Solar Geoengineering Trigger Unease

By Bob Berwyn
Delegates rest outside of the assembly hall in Geneva, after talks aimed at striking a landmark treaty on plastic pollution ended with no consensus. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva End Without Treaty

By Bob Berwyn
A Brazilian farmer sprays his field with fertilizer in Balsa Nova, Brazil. Credit: Brunno Covello/picture alliance via Getty Images

To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says

By Georgina Gustin
Former Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Zhai Qing arrive for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali on October 14, 2016. Credit: Cyril Ndegeya/AFP via Getty Images

Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?

By Phil McKenna, Peter Aldhous

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