But scientists caution that strategies such as geoengineering and carbon offsets aren’t a substitute for reducing emissions.

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by autho ...

Released on Tuesday by the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the report details a year of extremes. Storms were often severe, and flooding ...

Snowfall in Asia's Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people ...

This year UN climate science experts issued their strongest warning yet of the dangers facing people and planet, with a landmark report on climate impacts in February dubbed an “atlas of human ...

A UN climate report has found Europe is now the fastest-warming continent in the world, with record breaking temperatures last year. The western side of the continent saw one of the ten wettest years ...

As global crises and inequalities escalate, UN University identifies five deep, fundamental changes needed to address several ...

In nearly 30 years, the United States has never failed to send the United Nations its data on planet-warming pollution. This ...

The UN report recommends enhancing climate resilience through improved public finance management, social welfare safety nets, and green fiscal stimulus measures, emphasizing the need for new ...

Published today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the report highlights the complex macroeconomic-climate interplay. It outlines the challenges ...

Amid deepening inequalities and escalating crises, including climate change ... Interconnected Disaster Risks report, "Turning Over a New Leaf," issued by the UN University's Institute for ...

Europe had its warmest year on record in 2024 and is the fastest-warming continent, becoming hotter at twice the global ...