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This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The hottest year on record is coming to a close, emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal on pollution set… Read More
![Residents in southern Malawi repair a home destroyed by heavy rain from Cyclone Freddy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap23074543190373-b38c74bd289a7fb08077c96ce2938d6bb0634ce1-scaled-e1679343275638-900x422.jpg)
Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The planet is on track for catastrophic warming, but world leaders already have many options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect people, according to a major… Read More
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How effective will UN biodiversity agreement be in saving species at risk?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — A historic agreement was reached Monday at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Canada that aims to increase protections for the world’s lands and oceans. It comes… Read More
![Ukraine's UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks at the United Nations in New York](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gettyimages-12388753561-d8194ae7b0d524a5f96f94fd1ffaf1ef6f76b489-scaled-e1646246224167-900x422.jpg)
The UN ousts Russia from Human Rights Council
By: Associated Press
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the U.N.’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in… Read More
![President Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19267514618387-f13dbb39f2747148629957f282ae4060404774ed-e1569337391802-900x422.jpg)
Trump Tells The U.N., ‘The Future Does Not Belong To Globalists’
By: Ayesha Rascoe | NPR
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Trump’s speech comes as his administration confronts foreign policy challenges in the Middle East and a growing political scandal in Washington.
!["We'll be watching you," climate activist Greta Thunberg told world leaders Monday, speaking at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York City.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/greta-thunberg-c80a55070b5177e2d8904c29ef1c80991b8b5e3f-e1569252966408-900x422.jpg)
‘This Is All Wrong,’ Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders At U.N. Climate Session
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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“This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school, on the other side of the ocean,” activist Greta Thunberg tells leaders at a U.N. climate conference.
![A coal-fired power plant in central Poland. Global greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2018, and the world is on track for potentially catastrophic climate change in the coming decades.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_18339632056232-dcb138263e68e8b13e9f056d2c039716d3035e4e-e1569248575589-900x422.jpg)
U.N. Climate Summit Sets Stage For New National Emissions Promises
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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Humanity is not on track to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Delegations from nearly 200 countries are meeting to discuss promises they made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
![Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19147662235074-f311d810ead7e4d8fc1b0828ad04508fe66fd59d-e1565274764808-900x422.jpg)
To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change
By: Rebecca Hersher | Allison Aubrey | NPR
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The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.
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What’s Coming In 2019? Global Thinkers Make Big, Bold Predictions
What will the next year bring? We asked experts for their forecasts on humanitarian aid, the refugee crisis, global health and other topics.