Latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report warns world needs to invest hundreds of billions of dollars more each year in climate adaptation efforts
Ellen MacArthur Foundation predicts 20 trillion wrappers, pouches and sachets could end up in the ocean by 2040 unless businesses and policymakers show more bottle on addressing the plastic crisis
Body of legal precedent on climate court cases continues to grow, forming an 'increasingly well-defined' field of law, according to UN
French President Emmanuel Macron and UNEP chief Inger Andersen also call on companies to reduce plastic use and invest in circular business models
Latest spate of departures from UN-convened climate initiative follows Swiss Re earlier this week, joining Zurich, Munich Re and Hannover Re on exit list in recent months
Reinsurance giant withdraws from UN-led climate initiative 'with immediate effect', following hot on the heels of Munich Re, Zurich and Hannover Re
Major UN report sets out roadmapfor slashing plastic pollution by 80 per cent by 2040 based on existing technologies and solutions
Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 has the backing of the UN, the Principles for Responsible Investment, and the Archbishop of Canterbury
First round of negotiations to deliver a new treaty to end plastic pollution was characterised by much the same dividing lines that marred recent climate talks
Latest figures from UN add to growing library of evidence that global financial system needs a major revamp if biodiversity and climate goals are to be met