The report contains views expressed or endorsed by members of gesamp who act in their individual. The emissions gap report 2015 the emissions gap in 2025 and 2030. In two agreements, on climate change and sustainable development, nearly 200 governments agreed on the roadmap for a sustainable world. Human development report 2015 sustainable development.
Unepwcmc, 219 huntingdon road, cambridge, cb3 0dl, uk. The unep annual report provides an overview of uneps activities for the year of 2008. Pdf unep 2014 annual report2015unep annual report 2014. There is not yet consensus on whether climate change will affect the severity of.
Unep s senior management and staff made valuable contributions throughout the assessment, in particular in relation. Volume 1, progress report in its june 2015 progress report, teap provided updates to the parties on the status of. Gandhinagar, india, 17 22 february 2020 agenda item 9. These intergovernmental sessions, which covered several regions and subregions africa, arab states, asia and the pacific, central asia, europe, latin america and the caribbean and small island developing states, provided a strategic. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of unep, contributory organisations or editors. Pdf on dec 1, 2015, anne olhoff and others published the emissions gap report 2015. Report from unepfrankfurt school analyses the 17% rebound in investment last year london and new york, 31 march global trends in renewable energy investment 2015 is the eighth edition of the united nations environment programme unep report. On july 3rd 2015, the unep inquiry into the design of a sustainable financial system and axa cohosted a highlevel symposium in paris to explore the nexus between the longterm challenge of mobilizing finance for sustainable development, and impact of the post2008 financial reforms. These include the need to recognize the link between climate change and human rights in climaterelated processes and activities.
United nations environment programme unep may 2015april. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion. Work provides the means to tackle poverty, empower minorities by being inclusive, and protect our environment if jobs are green in a green economy. Experts background report on illegal exploitation and trade in natural resources benefitting organized criminal groups and recommendationsonmonuscosroleinfosteringstabilityandpeaceineasterndr. Unep annual report 2015 2015 highlights from achim steiner.
The center for governance and sustainability at the university of massachusetts boston produced the report with support from the nordic council of ministers. The international community set pivotal tracks for sustainability by adopting the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the paris agreement on climate change. Overview united nations environment programme finance. The report makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two. The unep guidelines from 2012 provide guidance for sustainable procurement by national governments, but could also be used for state and local government and potentially for other types of organizations. The emissions gap report 2015 a unep synthesis report isbn. These pledges, combined with existing measures, could cut up to 10 gigatonnes of emissions gtco2e per year by 2030. Unep technology and economic assessment panel addendum to the june 2015 teap report. Unep 2014 annual report2015unep annual report 2014 production lq. Pdf the new report shows how all 17 of the proposed sdgs will imply competition for resources, while progress towards 12 is directly related to the sustainable use of natural resources, including land, food, water, energy, and. If current trends continue, the global per capita use of natural resources will increase by 70 per cent by 2050. Rong, like many of her smallholder peers in cambodias takeo and pursat provinces, believes that implementing a globally accepted standard, as she is set to do, can lead to higher prices, stronger markets and ultimately better food security for her and her family. The report highlights many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the redirection of hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital to a better future for all humanity. Cancun pledges make a contribution, but enhanced early action is important.
Irena, undp, unep, unido, world bank national governments. The emissions gap report 2015 world environment situation room. Executive summary united nations environment programme. The year 2015 will be remembered as a turning point for the environmental agenda. The emissis a ert 21 ci the 21 rert 1 the emissions gap report 2015 a unep synthesis report isbn. The united nations environment programme unep inquiry into the design of a sustain able financial system was established in early 2014 to explore how to align the financial system with sustainable development, with a focus on environmental aspects.
Mopan 2017 institutional assessment report unep acknowledgements we would like to thank all participants in the mopan 2015 16 assessment of unep. Disclaimer the views expressed in this global status report 2017 are not necessarily those of the gabc partners. Climate change, disasters and conflicts, ecosystem management, environmental governance, chemicals and waste, resource efficiency, environment under. This section of the report provides a practical and pragmatic understanding of our efforts to translate the unep. New report weighs sustainable development tradeoffs. The full report is available for free via the unep web site. However, the worlds first sustainability standard for rice, launched in october 2015, gives her hope. Production unep division of early warning and assessment united nations environment programme p. Delivering a sustainable financial system in india message from the minister of state for finance i am glad that the ficci unep inquiry report for india highlights the steps that are being taken to harness indias financial system for clean energy, clean water and sustainable development as a whole.
The report also reflects on the campaign theme for the runup to the crucial negotiations in copenhagen in december 2009, united to combat climate change. The emissions gap report provides a scientific assessment of the impacts of the submitted intended nationally determined contributions indcs on anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Report of the board of auditors on the implementation of its recommendations this report was merged into the concise summary report effective. The report makes a number of recommendations on how governments and other actors may address climate change. We promote the transition to economies that are low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. This unep report sheds light on the human rights obligations of both. In its 2015 report, the independent african progress panel led by kofi annan argues that the huge need to expand energy production in africa will inevitably require continuing use of fossil fuels, including coal. A unep synthesis report find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Unep fis contribution to that process, particularly to the paris conference, was considerable. One of these is the environmental effects assessment panel eeap, which deals with two focal issues. Unep annual report 2015 in focus resource efficiency. Eight subregional and regional fora incorporated the principles of environmental sustainability in 20142015. The international community set pivotal tracks for sustainability by adopting the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the paris agreement on climate change, the sendai framework for disaster risk reduction and the addis ababa action agenda on financing for development. Unep fi in 2015 foreword 2015 has been a landmark year for unep fi.
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