With global temperatures at near-record levels and El Nino set to return, governments, businesses, communities, and individuals across the world marked World Environment Day on June 5, sounding the alarm on the need to urgently address climate change.
Tourism reaffirmed its growing role in global climate action at COP30, building on the momentum from COP29. Over two dedicated Tourism Thematic Days (November 19–20), UN Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil convened a broad range of tourism stakeholders to advance solutions for a low-carbon and climate-resilient tourism sector.
World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognised as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report warns that overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to a heating world are having a devastating toll on human health.
Saudi Arabia signed three energy cooperation agreements with the International Energy Forum, Sierra Leone and a US foundation in Riyadh, strengthening climate action, advancing sustainable energy initiatives and expanding access to clean cooking solutions, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), in underserved communities worldwide.
