The policy brief informs Parties to the UNFCCC for several agenda items scheduled during the upcoming UNFCCC SBSTA climate conference, which will take place in June 2024. It outlines recommendations for opportunities for Parties...
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The Food Waste Index Report is tracking country-level progress to halve food waste by 2030 (SDG 12.3). First published in 2021, the current report builds on recent and greater datasets and provides an update on the scale of food...
The world is in the midst of a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and waste. The global economy is consuming ever more natural resources, while the world is not on track to meet the...
This report is published in the context of the newly established EU Forest Observatory on Deforestation and Forest Degradation, which is managed by the Joint Research Centre. One of the aims of the Observatory is to support the...
Our latest report, a collaborative effort with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), delves into the critical realm of global waste generation and management. Released as an update since 2018, this report not only...
The recently launched UNEP Annual Report for the year 2023 offers a sobering yet hopeful reflection on the state of our planet. Last year witnessed a troubling trend of broken records and broken promises. From soaring greenhouse...
Greening the Blue Report is a UNEP initiative to engage and support the UN system in the transition towards greater environmental sustainability in the management of its facilities and operations. It provides information on the...
Link to publication: https://www.ren21.net/cities-2021/ Abstract REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report (REC) series provides an overview of the status, trends and developments of renewable energy in cities, using the...
Independent Expert Report from the Group of Scientific Advisors, European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation: The food we eat has major impacts on our health, on local ecosystems and on our planet as a...
This policy paper, developed under the EU co-funded Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains project, evaluates how EU policy is driving the transition to the circular economy, its impact on global value chains and how developing...