Tag: United Nations
UNEP kick-starts process to establish panels on chemicals, waste and pollution...
Representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Major Groups and other stakeholders recently gathered in Nairobi and virtually for the first session of the ad...
Report recognizes WSP as top environmental and sustainability consulting firm
WSP has taken the lead in Environment Analyst’s Top 100 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Firms for 2022. The rankings, researched and curated by Environment...
Fridays for the Future youth climate strikes underway today
Today the Fridays for Future organization is holding climate strikes around the world to help raise awareness about climate reparations and climate justice.
The organization...
As the Queen is mourned, the climate King takes the throne
The Prime Minister of Canada deemed today a one-time National Day of Mourning in light of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral...
Climate reform financer Mark Carney to chair asset management division of...
Brookfield has announced that former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will become chair of its asset management division when...
Canada on track to hit net zero emissions by 2050, global...
New research has revealed the top 10 countries leading the race to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and Canada features, currently sitting in...
National Adaptation Strategy to build climate ready communities
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, has launched a public consultation to develop Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy, a whole-of-society blueprint...
Scientists call for cap on production to end plastic pollution
An international group of experts says the production of new plastics should be capped to solve the plastic pollution problem. The authors argue that...
Call for Code challenge urges developers to create sustainable tech solutions
Call for Code Creator David Clark Cause, in partnership with founding partner IBM, United Nations Human Rights and the Linux Foundation, launched the 2022 Call for Code...
Tidal Wave of Green Swans: How tech can help navigate climate...
By Neil Sahota
Many are concerned about the increasingly brutal wildfires burning every year along the West Coast in British Columbia down to California. The...