Clean Seas Campaign promotes the right to a healthy environment, including plastic-free oceans

On World Oceans Day 2021, UNEP’s Clean Seas Campaign renews its global efforts to tackle marine litter and plastic pollution, now with a focus on how individuals can use both national and international laws to push for change.

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WWF launches global ‘Forests Forward’ program to connect businesses and nature

Today World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched “Forests Forward,” a new program that engages with companies and other stakeholders around the globe to deliver effective nature-based strategies for forests that help achieve their business and sustainability goals.

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Climate future hinges on energy transition in developing economies, according to new report

The world’s energy and climate future increasingly hinges on whether emerging and developing economies are able to successfully transition to cleaner energy systems, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.

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Universal access to sustainable energy will remain elusive without addressing inequalities

Unless efforts are scaled up significantly in countries with the largest energy deficits the world will still fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030, according to a new report.

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