Environmental action in cities turns local heroes into global heroes

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Welcome to the Cities and Regions summit ahead of the sixth UN Environment Assembly, or UNEA-6. My thanks to the summit’s partners: UN-Habitat, C40 Cities, ICLEI, the World Resources Institute, and many others, including Bloomberg Philanthropies and UNDP. This summit has been a recurring feature at environment assemblies, for good reason. Cities hold immense gravity. …

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The International Resource Panel: the voice of reason on resource use

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Welcome to the 31st session of the International Resource Panel (IRP), hosted at UNEP’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya – the environmental capital of the world. Congratulations on completing the second edition of the Global Resources Outlook, which will be launched next week during the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly. My thanks to the scientists, IRP …

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Rise in used heavy-duty vehicles a major contributor to pollution, prompting calls for more stringent regulations

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Nairobi, 22 February 2024 – While heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase. Moreover, HDVs participate substantially to environmental pollution, accounting for over 40% of on-road nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, …

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UN Environment Assembly a chance to forge a “sustainable future”

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The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) is an opportunity for the world to come together and “lay the foundation for a more sustainable future,” says the Assembly’s President, Leila Benali.  Her Excellency Leila Benali, also Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, made the comments ahead of the opening of the sixth session of …

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Finding super solutions to super pollutants

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Check against delivery Excellencies, colleagues. Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Climate and Clean Air Conference. It is a pleasure to open this conference alongside H.E. Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya and Governor Sakaja. This annual meeting is something of a homecoming. Thirteen years ago, here in Nairobi, the environmental capital of the world, we …

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