The Paris Agreement requires each Party to prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that it intends to achieve.

Read our in-depth explainers on the decisions taken by Parties at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.

UN Climate Change is launching the “It’s Possible” Podcast to inspire positive change, unpack the climate emergency, and connect science and action.  

The seven-part course can be completed at any time and aims to provide participants with tools to better understand and act on climate change and human rights challenges and opportunities presented by climate change.

There were multiple heat waves across the globe last month, and some of them, like the ones seen in Canada and the United States’ Pacific Northwest, were unlike any ever seen before. So, are these weather events connected to climate change? Absolutely, says a group of scientists who wrote a report on the recent heatwaves for World Weather Attribution. 

Greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the action, inaction, decisions and behaviour of people, which is why educating, empowering and engaging people to tackle climate change is vital. Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is the foundation for a low-emission, climate-resilient and just future, thanks to its six interconnected elements: climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation on these elements.

Get your headphones and dive into interesting talks about many angles of climate action!

The projections are sobering. It is estimated that more than 6.7 billion people will live in urban areas by 2050, up on the current urban population of 4.2 billion. This will cause a host of issues – both in terms of carbon emissions, public health and the environment – particularly if the housing built is substandard.