  {"id":21950,"date":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=21950"},"modified":"2018-06-20T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:36:54","slug":"cop22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/cop22\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹APP Climate Change Conference Marrakesh 2016 &#8211; COP22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-post-slider fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider-posts\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168013\" aria-label=\"Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168013\">Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168007\" aria-label=\"Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time \u2013 but most go unfixed\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168007\">Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time \u2013 but most go unfixed<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167995\" aria-label=\"Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167995\">Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167983\" aria-label=\"DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still expanding, WHO sees signs of stabilization\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-still-expanding-who-sees-signs-of-stabilization.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-still-expanding-who-sees-signs-of-stabilization-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-still-expanding-who-sees-signs-of-stabilization-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-still-expanding-who-sees-signs-of-stabilization.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167983\">DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still expanding, WHO sees signs of stabilization<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#4d4d4d;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);border-width:1px;border-color:#f2f2f2;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">The 22nd session of the <a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/meetings\/marrakech_nov_2016\/meeting\/9567.php\">Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco<\/a>. During COP 22, parties will begin preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, and to encourage actions to implement the agreement that will address climate change.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/11\/cop22-liveblog\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">COP22 Liveblog<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-laptop circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Useful websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">Conference website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/\">UNFCCC Newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/cop22marrakechinformationhub\/\">Marrakesh Conference Information Hub<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/secretariat\/momentum_for_change\/items\/6214.php\">Momentum for Change\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connect4climate.org\/\">Connect4Climate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-mobile circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#COP22\">#COP22<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter\/com\/#ParisAgreement\">#ParisAgreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN\"> @UN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalGoalsUN\">@GlobalGoalsUN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNFCCC\">@UNFCCC<\/a>\u00a0on twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-flag circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Take Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So you want to take climate action but dont know how? See our\u00a0<strong><a title=\"The lazy person\u2019s guide to saving the world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/takeaction\/\">handy guide <\/a><\/strong>to taking small actions that will have a big impact or download our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sdgsinaction.com\">SDGs in Action app<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\">News<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00adef;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168013\" aria-label=\"Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wildfires-surge-across-europe-as-spain-and-france-battle-major-blazes.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" title=\"Posts by dpicampaigns\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-24T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168013\">Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes<\/a><\/h4><p>The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years,\u00a0according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe. Read Full Story on UN News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168007\" aria-label=\"Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time \u2013 but most go unfixed\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/satellites-can-now-spot-methane-leaks-in-real-time-but-most-go-unfixed.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" title=\"Posts by dpicampaigns\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-23T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1168007\">Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time \u2013 but most go unfixed<\/a><\/h4><p>Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or companies responsible. Read Full Story on UN News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167995\" aria-label=\"Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/security-council-live-can-critical-minerals-fuel-peace-and-prosperity-instead-of-conflict.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" title=\"Posts by dpicampaigns\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-22T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167995\">Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?<\/a><\/h4><p>The Security Council is meeting now in New York to debate critical minerals \u2014 the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition. Demand is set to triple by 2030. The question: will this [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167976\" aria-label=\"Moon Day focuses growing concerns around space junk\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/moon-day-focuses-growing-concerns-around-space-junk.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" title=\"Posts by dpicampaigns\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-20T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167976\">Moon Day focuses growing concerns around space junk<\/a><\/h4><p>Amid surging lunar exploration, the UN on Monday urged governments to ensure that humanity's return to the Moon does not come at the expense of planet Earth \u2013 or the long-term sustainability of space. Read [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167911\" aria-label=\"Peak heat in Europe just broke historic 1970s records\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peak-heat-in-europe-just-broke-historic-1970s-records.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" title=\"Posts by dpicampaigns\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-09T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167911\">Peak heat in Europe just broke historic 1970s records<\/a><\/h4><p>This year marks the hottest June recorded for Western Europe and the second warmest globally, according to the latest report from a climate tracking service released on Thursday. Read Full Story on UN News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167889\" aria-label=\"Southwest Pacific\u2019s last tropical glacier could vanish within months\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/southwest-pacifics-last-tropical-glacier-could-vanish-within-months.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/southwest-pacifics-last-tropical-glacier-could-vanish-within-months-150x91.jpg 150w, 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class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-07T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/07\/1167889\">Southwest Pacific\u2019s last tropical glacier could vanish within months<\/a><\/h4><p>The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Tuesday.\u00a0\u00a0 [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left 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rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2020-07-23T13:40:34-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2020\/07\/launch-of-sg-youth-advisory-group-on-climate-change\/\">Launch of Secretary-General&#8217;s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change \u2013 27 July<\/a><\/h4><p>Building on the climate action momentum, the Secretary-General will launch his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change on 27 July to amplify youth voices and to engage young people in an open and transparent dialogue as the UN gears up to raise ambition and accelerate action to address the climate crisis.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" title=\"Posts by Martin\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-08-05T10:27:17-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/actnow-climate-campaign-chef-grace-ramirez\/\">ActNow Climate Campaign &#8211; Chef Grace Ramirez<\/a><\/h4><p>Chef Grace Ramirez talks about sustainability and green hacks in support of the UN's ActNow climate campaign.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" title=\"Posts by Martin\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-07-12T16:15:35-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/angry-birds-2-psa-in-support-of-the-actnow-climate-campaign\/\">Angry Birds 2 PSA in support of the ActNow Climate Campaign<\/a><\/h4><p>The Department of Global Communications is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the UN Foundation for a second time on an initiative to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 13 \u2013 take urgent action against climate change and its impacts.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" title=\"Posts by Martin\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:54:24-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/06\/swiping-for-trees-mobile-app-tackles-air-pollution\/\">Swiping for Trees &#8211; Mobile app tackles air pollution<\/a><\/h4><p>A mobile payment app in China planted enough trees to cover an area equivalent to 130,000 soccer pitches. This video shows how they did that.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" title=\"Posts by Martin\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:53:07-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/05\/clean-capital-beijings-bold-moves-to-beatairpollution\/\">Clean Capital &#8211; Beijing\u2019s bold moves to #BeatAirPollution<\/a><\/h4><p>In only 5 years annual fine particle levels in Beijing's air fell by 35%. What were the key steps for this success?<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"full-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/327368578\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" title=\"Posts by Martin\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-03-29T17:03:39-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/03\/earth-hour-2019\/\">Earth Hour 2019<\/a><\/h4><p>To signal the Âé¶¹APP\u2019 continued support for climate action, the Organization will participate in Earth Hour, a global lights-off event coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other volunteer organizations, on Saturday, 30 March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/video-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}