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At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the UN’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all UN peacekeeping operations.

Hot on the heels of major climate announcements at the United Nations this week, more than 200 civil society organizations from dozens of countries are calling for an end to public financing of fossil fuels.

Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take centre stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. chief issued a grim warning that “we are on the edge of an abyss.”

The two biggest economies and largest carbon polluters in the world announced separate financial attacks on climate change Tuesday.

A new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the United Nations said on Friday, September 17, 2021.

COP26, the United Nations climate conference, sets the agenda on climate action around the world — and this year's event is critical in bringing planetary heating under control.

More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations’ 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting.

The COP26 climate talks are teetering on uncertainty, with over 1,500 environmental groups calling for their postponement due to the pandemic, a decision endorsed by many Canadian groups.

A major maritime industry association on Monday, September 6, 2021, backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector's shift toward climate-friendly fuels.

What should we demand from our leaders and political parties during the federal election? Support for the Paris Agreement on climate change and the upcoming international meeting on climate change in Glasgow and followup meetings, writes Joel Burcat.

COP15 negotiations to set this decade’s targets on nature to be split into two, with face-to-face meetings delayed until 2022.

“It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world,” says Kees Baldé, a senior program officer at United Nations University and a co-author of a new report.

The former UN secretary-general reflects on the dinner parties and diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement.

The Smart Prosperity Institute, an Ottawa-based think tank, released a report evaluating Quebec’s efforts in waste reduction and sustainability.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for a co-ordinated global response to ensure a smooth economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.