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13 December

COP28 ends with an agreement to end fossil fuels, but it has “a litany of loopholes”

The climate summit in Dubai ended with better results than expected. As well as approving a fund to finance ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change, the countries managed to sign a global agreement to abandon fossil fuels. However, not only did the document veer in being blocked, it also has “a litany of loopholes” […]

01 December

COP28. Dubai hosts climate summit amid promises and controversy

On the table is the activation of the fund to finance ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change, as well as a stocktaking since the conclusion of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The venue chosen for the UN climate summit, Dubai, has sparked controversy, as has the fact that the host president is linked to the […]

26 March

UN Water Conference. The promises, the commitments, and the new agenda

The United Nations Water Conference has not been held since the 1970s. It ended this Friday in New York with commitments from the 149 participants to protect “humanity’s most precious common good.” The Conference began with the alarming words of António Guterres who stressed in his opening speech, the centrality of water for human survival […]

22 March

The whys and wherefores. Know all about the great Water Conference

The Water Conference at the UN is the most important event on the topic so far. In this article you will learn the most important points of this event that will mark the future of the planet. From March 22 to 24, a Conference exclusively dedicated to Water and its sustainable management is coming to […]

07 March

Historic Moment: Agreement will protect 30% of international marine areas

The Oceans Treaty signed on Sunday will allow the conservation of 30 percent of the high seas by 2030. The moment is historic. The United Nations has agreed to create a Treaty for Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). After 36 hours of negotiations and almost twenty years of back and forth – […]

01 March

UN. Learn about Guterres’ priorities, fears and challenges for 2023

The Secretary-General of the United Nations listed a number of challenges that put the sustainability of various parts of the globe and future generations at risk. António Guterres, addressing the General Assembly in New York in February, called for urgent action to address such scourges as wars, climate emergency, and extreme poverty. Here are expressed […]