COP31 opens with calls for climate action, finance, health and electrification
COP31 opened in Antalya with President Murat Kurum calling for an “Implementation COP” to turn climate commitments into measurable results.…
UNEP identifies seven COP31 priorities as 1.5°C warming overshoot looms
Ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) identifies seven…
OECD warns rising heat and drier soils threaten global food supply chains
The OECD's Climate Action Monitor 2026 finds that days with above-average temperatures have increased by 126% since the early 1980s,…
Tackling the illegal trade in substances threatening ozone layer recovery
To combat the threat of illegal trade in ozone-depleting gases, the Montreal Protocol has put in place safeguards such as…
Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the Maersk name-giving ceremony
Climate change and global warming are not new phenomena. Science and politics have been discussing them for decades. And for…
Greenland: EU Commissioner Sinkevičius to participate in the EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous People’s Dialogue
Brussels, 8 February 2023 Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, is in Nuuk, Greenland,...
JETP: EU and International Partners launch ground-breaking partnership with Indonesia
Brussels, 15 November 2022 Today, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, President of the European Commission...
COP27: EU calls on all Parties to limit global warming and respect the Paris Agreement
Brussels, 4 November 2022 At the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference starting this weekend in...
Climate and biodiversity: EU Commission secures ambitious EU negotiating mandate for the COP27
Brussels, 25 October 2022 At yesterday’s Environment Council in Luxembourg, the Commission secured an ambitious...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 10 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: COP26 UK COP26 Presidency: Business and industry leaders urged to...