UN Environment Programme

Cookware, paint and spices: Many everyday items are filled with lead.

This toxic metal is linked to over 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide and disproportionately harms children, while also damaging ecosystems.

Learn how we can : https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/many-everyday-items-are-filled-toxic-lead-here-how-change

What needs to change to limit overshoot and bring global warming back to 1.5°C by the end of the century?

From renewable energy to coal and methane, UNEP's latest Report sets out the changes needed to help make that possible.

Read more: https://www.unep.org/en/news-and-stories/press-release/new-unep-report-lays-out-emission-cuts-needed-return-15degc

The chance to keep global warming below 1.5°C with no overshoot is gone.

But UNEP’s new report shows that urgent action can still limit the overshoot and bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100.

For that, global emissions must fall by 18% by 2030 and 45% by 2035 relative to 2025, alongside increasing CO2 removal throughout the century.

Current policies, however, put the 🌎 on course for up to 2.8°C this century.

There is evidence that change is possible: renewable energy and climate policies are already delivering emissions reductions. These successes must be scaled up quickly to bring the world to a point of return now.

Browse: https://www.unep.org/en/news-and-stories/press-release/new-unep-report-lays-out-emission-cuts-needed-return-15degc

Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy, from the air we breathe to the food we eat.

But it is under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change

Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and planet:

https://www.unep.org/en/what-we-do/nature-and-land-action/global-biodiversity-framework

In Thailand, decades of monocropping and chemical-intensive farming have depleted the soil, leaving farmers with higher costs and lower yields.

Here is how sustainable farming helps restore rice, livelihoods and build stronger ecosystem: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/field-forest-restoring-rice-ubon-ratchathani

Glaciers and ice sheets are large masses of ice that form when fallen snow is compressed and recrystallized over decades and centuries. Together, they cover approximately 10 per cent of the Earth’s land area.

While we often associate these natural wonders with the polar regions and mountain peaks, glaciers play a vital role in sustaining life across the planet. Yet they are changing rapidly.

Over the past two decades, glacier loss has accelerated, with some regions losing nearly 40 per cent of their ice mass. At current greenhouse gas emission levels, the world is on track to lose almost all low-lying and tropical glaciers, along with much of the global cryosphere.

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/what-are-glaciers

Nature provides the foundations that sustain all life on Earth, from clean water and healthy soils to the economies built upon them.

Dive in to discover how nature can drive economic and social transformation: https://www.unep.org/topics/nature-action/nature-economy

Over 100 million lakes dot the planet, holding most of the world’s surface freshwater. But many are drying, flooding, turning green or vanishing.

What’s happening to one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems?

Explore what can still be done: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/lakes-around-world-are-decline-heres-why-and-what-can-be-done-about-it

Tackling the climate crisis requires action from governments and businesses at scale, but individual action matters too.

The way people travel, eat or use energy can help cut emissions and contribute to wider change.

Every fraction of a degree avoided matters.
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