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Science, Solutions, Solidarity

For a livable planet

Earth Day: We can all contribute to climate action

Archana Soreng, climate activist and member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, belongs to the Kharia tribe in Odisha, India. Indigenous communities like hers protect more than 20 percent of our planet's land and 80 percent of its biodiversity. This Earth Day, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of indigenous and local communities who relentlessly protect our planet. “We all can contribute towards climate action; our voice matters,” Archana says in this interview for our Voices of Change series.

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Only one Mother Earth

This International Mother Earth Day is a call for action to tackle the triple planetary crisis – climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss – that is threatening the well-being and survival of people around the world.

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Search for reliable climate information made easy

In an effort to counter misinformation and empower people to make sustainable choices, Google is now prominently featuring United Nations climate information on their search page -- in twelve languages.

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Show the world what climate action looks like

Actions are contagious, they can spur the collective change we need to tackle the climate crisis. Starting this Earth Day, join #MyClimateAction -- a photo and video contest by Agora to showcase actions and solutions, and inspire others!

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UN honours Sir David Attenborough

Recognizing his outsized impact on the global environmental movement, the UN Environment Programme presented Sir David Attenborough with the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award, the UN’s highest environmental honour.

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Demand that renewable energy is introduced now – at speed and at scale. Demand an end to coal-fired power. Demand an end to all fossil fuel subsidies.”

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Act Now on Climate Change

Netflix Film teamed up with the UN to host this Act Now on Climate Change conversation, inspired by Don’t Look Up and the landmark February 2022 report on climate impacts by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Show the world what climate action looks like

Starting this Earth Day, join #MyClimateAction - a special photo and video competition by Agora in support of the UN’s ActNow campaign to showcase creative actions and solutions, and inspire others!

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UN Chief on International Mother Earth Day 2022

On International Mother Earth Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action, including “accelerating the end of our fossil fuel addiction” and “speeding the deployment of clean renewable energy.”

Posters for Climate Action

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What is climate change?

Our climate 101 offers a quick take on the how and why of climate change.

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Climate action fast facts

Explore how climate intersects with issues from food to energy to jobs.

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Climate leaders

Interviews capture the latest thinking on climate talks, science and action.

Latest News

Five initiatives to restore our ailing Earth

In the midst of a steady stream of alarming news on the state of our planet, read about some of the founding initiatives of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global rallying cry launched last year to heal our planet. It aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and ocean. Read more.

Stockholm+50: Time for Urgent Action

As the world marks 50 years since the birth of the environment movement, the UN Environment Programme says it's time to re-evaluate what politicians, businesses and individuals can do to address today's environmental challenges. Read more

8 reasons not to give up hope - and take climate action

Science has made clear that we are not doing enough to limit global warming to the 1.5°C threshold. But not all news are doom and gloom. Here are eight positive takeaways from the IPCC report on mitigation to help to reduce the growing feelings of climate anxiety. Read more.

Events

UN Conference on Desertification

Under the theme ‘Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity', the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification aims to ensure that land continues to benefit present and future generations. It will bring together leaders from around the world to drive progress on the sustainable management of land, one of our most precious commodities. ​

Sustainable Energy for All Forum

The global gathering will bring people together to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains towards sustainable energy for all. It serves as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment, address challenges and drive action towards realizing SDG-7 and a global clean energy transition.

Stockholm+50

Fifty years after the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which for the first time made the environment a pressing global issue, the UN General Assembly is convening “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity” to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and waste, nature and biodiversity loss. 

Climate action starting now

Everyone has a role in climate action. At the United Nations, we are calling on people everywhere to work together to solve climate challenges and realize the commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement. This website keeps up with actions taken by governments, businesses, civil society, youth and more in every part of the world.

It’s our planet, and while we know it is in crisis, we also know that solutions are in reach. Progress is already well underway, from more green energy to more secure food supplies. And the benefits are clear as well, such as green jobs, clean air and sounder economies. A more sustainable, prosperous world is in reach. Join us in taking action to claim it, starting now.

 

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