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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
Oct 21, 2021 · Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the …
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years ...
Sep 1, 2021 · According to the agencies' Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019, these natural hazards accounted for 50 per …
5 things you should know about the greenhouse gases warming …
Jan 8, 2022 · 1. What is the greenhouse effect? In a greenhouse, sunlight enters, and heat is retained. The greenhouse effect describes a similar phenomenon on a planetary scale but, …
Human activity the common link between disasters around the world
Sep 8, 2021 · The study from the UN University, the academic and research arm of the UN, looks at 10 different disasters that occurred in 2020 and 2021, and finds that, even though they …
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it
The earth is now 1.1°C warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. We are not on track to meet agreed targets in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, which stipulated …
Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but …
Jan 21, 2020 · The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that income inequality has increased in most developed …
The virus that shut down the world: 2020, a year like no other
Dec 24, 2020 · COVID-19 is everywhere, literally, and during 2020 its spread and resulting impact has led to a global crisis of unprecedented reach and proportion. In a six-part series closing …
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to …
Apr 4, 2022 · A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the …
Can the UN stop a war? 5 of your questions answered
Apr 5, 2022 · Here at UN News, we’ve taken a deep dive into the UN Charter to try and give you the answers you might be looking for.. Can the Security Council stop a war? Well, first let us …