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Report from UN body urges policymakers, investors and businesses to work together to accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the global economy

Building on the outcomes of the UN climate change conference, members of the Climate Action for Jobs initiative welcomed new board members and discussed ways to scale up support and collaboration to advance a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies.

The U.N. Forum on Business and Human Rights made it clear that the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are increasingly reflected in concrete legal requirements, and businesses need to start addressing and planning for their implementation.

New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Emphasizing that environment is not just a global cause, but the personal and collective responsibility of every individual, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a message shared at the inaugural session of the 22nd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi on Wednesday, noted that the way forward is through collectiveness rather than selectiveness.

Modi says that the way forward is through collectiveness rather than selectiveness

What is the arrangement for this funding mechanism? Who will pay into the fund? Who is eligible?

The World Economic Forum says that the carbon footprint of homes represents around 20% of all global CO2 emissions, with the residential sector expected to

In Australia and elsewhere, more and more homes are becoming uninsurable due to hazards intensified by climate change. This is a slow-cooker issue which will render some areas de facto uninhabitable, leading to gradual movement out of at-risk regions. Here’s a look at how the world responded to these challenges in 2022.

Rather than Walls of Hatred, Build bridges of Reconciliation and Solidarity In his annual address on January 9, 2023, to the Diplomatic Corp to the Vatican, Pope Francis outlined areas of concern around the world including war, the right to life, women’s rights, and religious freedom.

After another year of deteriorating economic conditions and mounting risks, the exigency of a coordinated global response to climate change has only increased. Billed as an Implementation COP, the climate negotiations in Sharm El-Sheikh promised to secure progress for the needs and ambitions of developing countries. Amidst a flurry of negotiated outcomes, new research and bilateral and plurilateral side agreements, it can be difficult to make sense of the progress achieved at COP27.