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A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, said a comprehensive assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).An accelerated transition ...

Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment

The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels, according to a UN-backed study released Wednesday.

Despite climate targets being ramped up, the world is set to increase the production of fossil fuels all the way to 2040 and beyond, producing nearly triple as much as is compatible with stopping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Despite increased climate ambition and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of energy from fossil fuels

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) As climate disasters increase in intensity and frequency around the world, the 2021 Production Gap Report by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday found that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments the governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Production Gap report reveals governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C

Staying under 1.5°C of warming means limiting the amount of fossil fuel we burn, but global extraction plans are already double that limit

Fossil fuel production ‘dangerously out of sync’ with climate change targets: UN

Despite climate targets being ramped up, the world is set to increase the production of fossil fuels all the way to 2040 and beyond, producing nearly triple as much as is compatible with stopping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius.