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President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight so far

President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight so far.

President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight so far.

Nairobi, November 21 (IANS) As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for a 2.5-2

Nairobi, 19 November 2023 – The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), concluded today in Nairobi, Kenya, with agreement on a starting point for negotiations at the fourth session (INC-4).    

The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, concluded here on...

A week-long summit tackling global plastic pollution concluded on Sunday at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment in Nairobi, Kenya. With over 2,000 delegates in attendance, the talks focused on drafting a treaty to combat the growing problem of plastic.

‘We must start setting records on cutting emissions,’ UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023

Progress to reduce global carbon emissions from contributors such as heating and powering buildings must be significantly increased to limit catastrophic

There’s a lot more work to do to keep global temperatures at relatively safe levels, according to a U.N. report issued in advance of global climate talks.