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Changing how the world manages chemicals takes a collective effort
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Exceeding 1.5°C must not mean abandoning the goal. UNEP explains five things to know about climate overshoot and the choices that will shape what happens next.
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Credits: Duncan Moore / UNEP
Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in economic benefits, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
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Ending the food waste epidemic is both a food security imperative and a climate necessity, because rotting food produces the powerful greenhouse gas methane.
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Ecosystem restoration
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Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures down and achieve global goals in the Paris Agreement, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
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A bookmark-worthy list of key terms for understanding air pollution, from super pollutants to smog.
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Credit: Todd Brown
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