United Nations

At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights

Delegates met on water issues for the first time in 46 years, with climate change making action ever more urgent. In some regions, progress must quadruple to provide clean water and sanitation for all by 2030.

By Delaney Dryfoos

From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows

By James Bruggers

A Long-Sought Loss and Damage Deal Was Finalized at COP27. Now, the Hard Work Begins

By Bob Berwyn

Biden Administration’s Global Plastics Plan Dubbed ‘Low Ambition’ and ‘Underwhelming’

By James Bruggers

Sea Level Rise Could Drive 1 in 10 People from Their Homes, with Dangerous Implications for International Peace, UN Secretary General Warns

By Bob Berwyn

The Art at COP27 Offered Opportunities to Move Beyond ‘Empty Words’

By Kiley Bense

At COP27, an 11th-Hour Deal Comes Together as the US Reverses Course on ‘Loss and Damage’

By Bob Berwyn and Zoha Tunio

Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay

By Zoha Tunio

New Reports Show Forests Need Far More Funding to Help the Climate, and Even Then, They Can’t Do It All

By Georgina Gustin

UN Report Says Humanity Has Altered 70 Percent of the Earth’s Land, Putting the Planet on a ‘Crisis Footing’

By Georgina Gustin

One Last Climate Warning in New IPCC Report: ‘Now or Never’

By Bob Berwyn

For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution

By James Bruggers

More Young People Don’t Want Children Because of Climate Change. Has the UN Failed to Protect Them?

By Elena Shao

COP Negotiators Demand Nations do More to Curb Climate Change, but Required Emissions Cuts Remain Elusive

By Bob Berwyn

The UN’s Top Human Rights Panel Votes to Recognize the Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment

By Katie Surma

Is it Time for the World Court to Weigh in on Climate Change?

By Katie Surma

Activists Call for Delay to UN Climate Summit, Blaming UK for Vaccine Delays

By Leslie Hook, Financial Times

Global Efforts to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Are Lagging as Much as Efforts to Slow Emissions

By Bob Berwyn

Chinese Factories Want to Make Climate-Friendly Air Conditioners. A US Company Is Blocking Them

By Phil McKenna, By Phil McKenna and Feng Hao