United Nations
UN Agency Provides Path to 80 Percent Reduction in Plastic Waste. Recycling Alone Won’t Cut It
By James Bruggers
UN Water Conference Highlights a Stubborn Shortage of Global Action
By Delaney Dryfoos
The UN Wants the World Court to Address Nations’ Climate Obligations. Here’s What Could Happen Next
By Katie Surma
At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
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
