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- What we do
- Air quality
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- Cities
- Digital Transformations
- Disasters and conflicts
- Energy
- Environment under review
- Environmental law and governance
- Extractives
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- Resource efficiency
- Sustainable Development Goals
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Climate action
The world is in a climate emergency. Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century
Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century, which would have catastrophic consequences for life on this planet. UNEP takes a four-pronged approach to addressing the climate crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. The organisation;
→providescutting-edge research to support science-based decision-making on climate change
→ worksacross sectors to support the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future
→ensures a just transition to a carbon-neutral world by empowering communitiesto adapt to changing climatic conditions; and
→develops sustainable mechanisms tounlock financing to help countries both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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The work on climate action is carried out through public-private partnerships, often involving partners, collaborating centres, programmes and networks.
The work of UNEP on climate action is led by the Climate Change Division and coordinated by the Climate Action Subprogramme.
