UN Environment Programme

Combining multiple environmental plans like restoring mangroves, integrated coastal management, unified monitoring can all deliver wins for climate, nature and land at once. UNEP’s new white paper shows how countries can align planning, finance and reporting to unlock these benefits: https://lnkd.in/d_w-aMQF

Halve food waste, cut methane emissions and reduce hunger. UNEP’s Food Waste Breakthrough unites governments, cities, businesses and communities to drive powerful solutions to slow climate change while increasing global food security. See what coordinated action on food waste can achieve for people and the planet: https://lnkd.in/d95YJxet #COP30

Cleaner textiles aren’t just better for the planet; they’re good for businesses too. Small companies part of UNEP’s InTex programme are saving water and energy, cutting costs, and keeping waste out of landfills to #BeatPollution. Get to know how they did it in our new factsheets: https://ow.ly/BtjT50XuBn3

With cooling demand set to more than triple by mid-century and over 1 billion people still lacking access to adequate cooling, a shift towards passive and sustainable methods can slow global warming and increase access globally. At #COP30 in Belém, governments have established new institutional architecture to coordinate global cooling efforts: https://lnkd.in/e-sWHBNJ

Extreme heat is putting new pressure on power systems everywhere. In India, record heatwaves are driving up demand for cooling. But when power cuts hit, the heat becomes dangerous. Now, cities like Delhi are using digital systems that can predict grid issues before they happen while scaling clean energy that reduces emissions and lowers costs.

This December, world leaders will gather in Nairobi for #UNEA7, the world’s highest decision-making forum on the environment. From climate and biodiversity to pollution and emerging issues such as AI and sustainable resource use, this Q&A unpacks what’s at stake: https://bit.ly/47ugJ6e

Heatwaves are rising, outages are growing—so countries are turning to digital tools and clean energy to keep grids stable. Learn more about the Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative (3DEN) - 19 November at #COP30 and discover how digital innovation in energy systems is improving efficiency, resulting in less emissions for the planet and more energy for the people: https://lnkd.in/deN7TUPx Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica BASE Foundation @

What harms the environment harms us… and when pharmaceuticals leak into nature, they don’t disappear. They change animal behaviour, disrupt hormones, enter crops and fuel antimicrobial resistance. If unchecked, #AMR could cause 39 million deaths by 2050. Safer production, use and disposal of pharmaceuticals is essential. Learn more this World AMR Awareness Week #WAAW: https://bit.ly/4nZClxH #BeatChemicalPollution

Methane emissions are still rising. Yet cutting methane remains one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to slow global warming this decade, and the Global Methane Pledge — to cut emissions by 30% by 2030 — is still within reach. 80% of the reduction potential can be delivered through low-cost measures available today, but action must accelerate now. Find out more from UNEP’s latest Global Methane Status report: https://lnkd.in/eS6XhPx9

#COP30 is about urgent action to address climate change. In Belém, Brazil, global leaders, civil society, and other stakeholders have come together to turn ambition into real action, connect climate efforts to people's lives, and speed up the implementation of the Paris Agreement. UNEP is at the heart of all this—advocating for bold, collective solutions. Here are the week two events from UNEP to watch out for: 17 November | Unlocking forest finance in the road to 2030 - solutions dialogue | https://lnkd.in/d3Qdgz8J 17 November | From Talk to Action: Making COP30 a Turning Point for Synergistic Climate-Nature Action | https://lnkd.in/dxH7TMV6 Livestream link | https://lnkd.in/ditcVqPK 17 November | Press Launch: Global Methane Status Report 2025 - https://lnkd.in/dCzDEys8 Livestream link | https://lnkd.in/dEqbB9W8.. 17 November | Global Methane Pledge Ministerial | https://lnkd.in/ddzZPEPT 18 November | NBS-IA - Nature-Based Solutions-Innovation Accelerator- Italian Initiative on sustainable infrastructure | https://lnkd.in/dB2uTi9D 18 November | COP30 delivering on the global cooling pledge ministerial dialogue | https://lnkd.in/d_XapRhA 19 November | 3DEN Initiative: implementing tomorrow’s smart power systems | https://lnkd.in/deN7TUPx UN-REDD Programme International Methane Emissions Observatory - IMEO Climate & Clean Air Coalition Cool Coalition