UN group takes action on climate change and pollution
More than 180 nations of the United Nations Environment Assembly are meeting in Kenya this week to begin discussions on global action to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.
This year’s Assembly will be negotiating resolutions on issues ranging from nature-based solutions and highly hazardous pesticides to land degradation and drought, and environmental aspects of minerals and metals.
The UN Environment Assembly is the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment. Its membership includes all 193 UN Member States. It meets biennially to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law.
Decisions and resolutions taken by member states at the Assembly also define the work of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
As climate change intensifies, a million species head towards extinction, and pollution remains one of the world’s leading causes of premature death.
UNEA-6 will see countries consider some 19 resolutions, covering, among other issues, circular economy; solar radiation modification; effective, inclusive, and sustainable multilateral actions towards climate justice; sound management of chemicals and waste, and sand and dust storms.
“It is time to lay political differences aside and focus on this little blue planet, teeming with life. Time to lift our sights to our common goal: a pathway to a sustainable and safe future,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. “We do this by agreeing on the resolutions before UNEA-6 to boost multilateral action for today and tomorrow, and secure intergenerational justice and equity.”
More than 7,000 delegates from 182 UN Member States and more than 170 Ministers have registered for UNEA-6, taking place under the theme, effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Delegates this week will include Heads of State, representatives from government, civil society, and the private sector.
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Almost as feckless and duplicitous as our own Government! Talk, talk, talk, spend money, great parties, no action, no results, culminating in endless regression, and demands for more money!
The only thing they recycle is there list of members.
We here taking we putting laws in place to discourage natural energy use.
As climate change intensifies, a million species head towards extinction, and pollution remains one of the world’s leading causes of premature death. Lol war drugs money greed . Some think power for EVs free oil runs the world maybe the next 1000 year it may change .