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Photo – UN underestimated Chinese solar panels' carbon footprint for 10 years – study
UN underestimated Chinese solar panels' carbon footprint for 10 years – study

China produces 97% of the world's solar wafers, i.e. the key components of photovoltaic cells

Photo – 170 countries agreed on the fight against plastic pollution
170 countries agreed on the fight against plastic pollution

The agreement should help curb global warming and rid the world of plastic addiction

Photo – The UN will help launch the State Fund for Decarbonization in Ukraine
The UN will help launch the State Fund for Decarbonization in Ukraine

The fund will support the implementation of energy efficiency measures for the population, municipalities and businesses

Photo – Plastic pollution can be reduced by 80% – UN
Plastic pollution can be reduced by 80% – UN

Total investment to reduce plastic pollution will reach $65 billion per year

Photo – El Nino is close: the UN warned of new record heat waves
El Nino is close: the UN warned of new record heat waves

The past eight years have been the warmest on record, despite the cooling effect of La Niña

Photo – The UN will develop a program to attract investments for Ukrainian forests
The UN will develop a program to attract investments for Ukrainian forests

The aid program will provide for the restoration of objects destroyed by the war

Photo – The UN adopted a resolution on overcoming the environmental consequences of the war
The UN adopted a resolution on overcoming the environmental consequences of the war

The devastating impact of Russia's aggression is felt throughout Europe and around the world

Photo – The UN named the main ecological danger from war-ravaged buildings
The UN named the main ecological danger from war-ravaged buildings

The issue of disposal of destruction waste is acute wherever the infrastructure is destroyed

Photo – There are 10 years left before crossing the catastrophic threshold of warming – UN
There are 10 years left before crossing the catastrophic threshold of warming – UN

Future generations will not be able to cope with the changed environment

Photo – Yermak and the head of UNEP discussed opposition to Russian ecocide and responsibility for it
Yermak and the head of UNEP discussed opposition to Russian ecocide and responsibility for it

The aggressor must suffer a just punishment for the crimes committed against the environment

Photo – Russia uses Crimean reserves to legalize annexation in the eyes of the UN – ecoactivists
Russia uses Crimean reserves to legalize annexation in the eyes of the UN – ecoactivists

The UNEP Assembly Bureau includes the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, who should monitor these issues

Photo – Historic moment: 100 UN countries agreed on the protection of the open sea
Historic moment: 100 UN countries agreed on the protection of the open sea

The European Union will allocate €40 million to facilitate the ratification of the treaty and its rapid implementation