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As the world leaders gather for #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the stakes for #ClimateAction have never been higher.

From cutting emissions to protecting forests & strengthening adaptation finance, here are six issues delegates are expected to grapple with: https://ow.ly/wLcV50XpeuY
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#COP30 starts today in Belém, Brazil

A pivotal moment for countries to accelerate #ClimateAction & build a better future for people & the planet.

See this week's events for solutions for a sustainable planet: https://www.unep.org/events/conference/unep-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Across the world, cities are turning urban spaces into food gardens, teaching resilience & cutting food waste.

Explore how cities are building a sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cape-town-local-communities-are-advancing-urban-restoration
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Developing countries urgently need massive increases in adaptation finance to protect people, livelihoods, and economies from escalating climate change impacts: https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2025

#AdaptationGap
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What’s the air like where you live?

UNEP’s Pollution Action Note shows data on air quality, its health impacts and the actions countries are taking to #BeatAirPollution:

https://www.unep.org/interactives/air-pollution-note/
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
World leaders, policymakers, scientists, and civil society are gathering in Belém, Brazil, for #COP30 to accelerate climate solutions.

Stay up-to-date and join our events  https://www.unep.org/events/conference/unep-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Preventing pollution saves lives and boosts economies.

Cleaner air, safer water, and circular systems can save trillions for the global economy, create millions of jobs, and reduce inequality worldwide.

That’s why it pays to #BeatPollution at its source.

Read more: https://ow.ly/igJm50XowTv
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re just days away from #COP30 in Belém. Every year, world leaders and stakeholders meet to negotiate and accelerate climate solutions. Follow UNEP to stay up-to-date: https://unep.org/events/conference/unep-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Governments have the tools to act and keep global warming within limits. What’s needed now is unity and ambition.

Let’s close the #EmissionsGap, and ensure a just transition for everyone, everywhere: https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2025
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Don’t miss the action before, during, and after #UNEA7.

Subscribe to the Assembly’s newsletter for the latest updates, stories, and outcomes straight to your inbox: www.unep.org/environmenta...
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
From protecting forests and cutting methane to green jobs and cooler, more resilient cities - local action is driving global change.
 
Learn more about the Local Leaders Forum held ahead of #COP30 in Brazil: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/news/spotlight-climate-action
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A glimmer of hope for our planet: the projected rise in global temperatures has slowed.

But this progress hides a warning: emissions haven’t fallen enough, and we’re off target.

The good news? We can still get back on track.

#EmissionsGap
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Wars and armed conflict have a devastating impact on the environment.

Find out more about our work supporting countries to prepare and recover from the environmental impacts of conflict and crisis and make #PeaceWithNature: ow.ly/fKNp50XmgLl
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As heatwaves surge, the UNEP-led Cool Coaltion and #COP30 team up to help countries build resilience to extreme heat and advance cooling solutions that cut emissions and save lives.

Let’s make cool moves to #BeatTheHeat: coolcoalition.org/pilot-projec...
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Danger doesn’t always look dangerous. It can hide in fish, face creams, or the air.

This week in Geneva, countries meet for @minamataconvention.bsky.social’s #MinamataCOP6 to step up action to #MakeMercuryHistory and protect people and the planet.

More: bit.ly/4qQZfKv
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
UNEP’s latest #EmissionsGap Report shows global temperature rise has only slightly fallen, leaving the world on track for escalating climate risks.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges countries to step up now and cut planet-warming emissions: www.unep.org/resources/em...
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Affordable renewables, clean tech, sustainable transport, greener buildings and smarter cooling can cut emissions fast, power economies while creating jobs and keeping 1.5°C within reach: www.unep.org/resources/em...

#EmissionGap
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.

According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The 37th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol #MOP37 is underway this week in Nairobi!

@unepozone.bsky.social and partners are spotlighting how innovation, collaboration & enforcement are shaping a shift to climate-friendly cooling.

More: www.unep.org/events/confe...
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This December, the world meets in Nairobi for #UNEA7, where nations come together to advance sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.

📅 8–12 December 2025

Get all the event details here: https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#MinamataCOP6 starts today in Geneva.

Countries are coming together to #MakeMercuryHistory, protect people & nature from mercury pollution, curb illegal trade, phase out toxic products, support safer gold mining, & more.

Tune in: bit.ly/4qQZfKv

@minamataconvention.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Ahead of tomorrow’s #MinamataCOP6, where countries are working to #MakeMercuryHistory, read more about a recent global ban on mercury in skin-lightening products, a win for people and the planet.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4hFLUR2

Minamata Convention on Mercury
November 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The time to invest in climate adaptation is NOW.

To protect lives.

To safeguard economies.

To avoid far higher costs as climate impacts intensify year after year.

https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2025

#AdaptationGap
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The Kunming Biodiversity Fund has just endorsed 22 full-size projects across 34 countries, turbocharging global efforts to achieve the global biodiversity commitments and reverse nature loss.

More info: https://bit.ly/48TXEgd
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
When fire burned down Uljin forest, a collaborative response meant it came back stronger.

Through a newly un -recognised World Restoration Flagship, they are restoring the forests with science & community power.

Explore their #GenerationRestoration efforts. https://tinyurl.com/bdcpdzhm
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM